Hillary Clinton's popular vote lead keeps growing, even as President-elect Donald Trump scrambles to put together his administration. As of Wednesday morning, the former secretary of state had registered some 2 million more total votes than Trump, according to a Cook Political Report analysis.
The Democratic presidential nominee had totaled 64,223,958 votes, compared to Republican Trump's 62,206,395. That's a margin of 2,017,563 votes, up about a quarter of a million votes from just the day prior. Overall, Clinton has won 48.1 of the popular vote, compared to 46.6 percent for Trump.
Clinton, of course, lost the election based on the results of the Electoral College. Trump won key swing states such as Florida, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio to earn 290 electoral votes, outpacing Clinton at 232.
But the fact that Clinton lost despite garnering far more votes than Trump has left a bitter taste in the mouth of some. California Sen. Barbara Boxer, a Democratic Clinton supporter, has put forth legislation to get rid of the Electoral College.
"Hillary Clinton now leads by more than 2 million votes," Boxer tweeted Wednesday. "It's long past time to end the outdated Electoral College!"
It's very unlikely, however, that her legislation will pass through the Congress currently controlled by the GOP.
Hillary Clinton now leads by more than 2 million votes. It’s long past time to end the outdated Electoral College! politico.com/story/2016/11/…
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