Sens. Brian Schatz (left) and Dick Durbin are part of a group of senators introducing an amendment to abolish the electoral college. | Astrid Riecken/Getty Images Congress Senate Dems try to kill Electoral College

A group of Senate Democrats will introduce a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College this week, the latest sign that idea is picking up mainstream support in the Democratic Party.

The amendment is being led by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and initially will be supported by Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Dianne Feinstein of California and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who is running for president. It will be introduced on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the plans.


Democrats in the presidential campaign have been coming around to the idea of abolishing the Electoral College, openly discussing an idea that would almost certainly benefit Democrats in the near future.

Hillary Clinton defeated President Donald Trump in the popular vote, though Trump has frequently bragged about his Electoral College win and called recent proposals to get rid of it "very strange."

