Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is still railing against the Electoral College, which cost her the presidency in 2016, calling it an \u201cabomination\u201d in a trailer for the new Netflix docuseries titled \u201cThe American Experiment.\u201d
\nIn a trailer for the upcoming series, which is executive-produced by Tom Hanks, Clinton remarks, \u201cWell, I personally think the Electoral College is an abomination. For obvious reasons.\u201d
\nSet to drop today, the new five-part docuseries marks 250 years of U.S. independence by examining \u201chow American democracy has been built, challenged, and reimagined\u201d over the course of its centuries-long history, according to Netflix\u2019s Tudum. In addition to Clinton, the series will feature interviews with dozens of politicians and historians, including former Vice Presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence and Al Gore, as well as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
\nThe push for abolishing the Electoral College, which was instituted in 1787, has gained increased support in some corners of the left, especially after Clinton\u2019s 2016 loss to President Donald Trump. Though Clinton won the national popular vote, Trump secured several key swing states that gave him the Electoral College edge, sending him to the White House.
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After her loss, Clinton lambasted the system, calling it \u201cthe god-forsaken Electoral College\u201d in her 2017 memoir \u201cWhat Happened.\u201d In an interview with CNN host Anderson Cooper, Clinton reaffirmed her call to abolish the Electoral College, referring to it as \u201can anachronism that was designed for another time\u201d that \u201cno longer works.\u201d
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve moved toward one person, one vote, that\u2019s how we select winners,\u201d she continued, adding, \u201cI think it needs to be eliminated, I\u2019d like to see us move beyond it.\u201d
\nMonths before Trump\u2019s 2024 victory over Harris, Clinton again raised concerns about the Electoral College, saying in an interview with The 19th, \u201cWe are the underdog, that just kind of goes with the territory when we have the Electoral College staring at you.\u201d
\nTrump defeated Harris both in the Electoral College and in the popular vote.
\nFox News Digital reached out to Clinton for additional comment.
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In the trailer for the new docuseries, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., states that \u201cthe founders themselves were not in love with the Electoral College\u201d and \u201cit was defective from the beginning.\u201d
\n\u201cWe have a problem that a minority of the population, because of the structure of the Electoral College \u2014 in some cases, over the objections of the majority \u2014 is ruling the majority,\u201d added Lofgren.
\nDiscussing Clinton\u2019s interview, director Brian Knappenberger told Variety, \u201cI knew I would be asking former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton about one of the most painful moments of her life.\u201d
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\u201cShe has rarely spoken candidly about that election night and we\u2019re really happy she talked about it for the series,\u201d said Knappenberger, adding, \u201cShe has a unique perspective as one of only five people in American history to lose the presidency after winning the popular vote. The 2016 election also stands out because Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump in the popular vote by such a significant margin.\u201d
\nFox News Digital also reached out to Netflix, Knappenberger and Lofgren for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"