Hillary Clinton still fuming over Electoral College, calls it an ‘abomination’in new Netflix series

Failed presidential candidateHillary Clintonis still railing against the Electoral College, which cost her the presidency in 2016, calling it an “abomination” in a trailer for the new Netflix docuseries titled “The American Experiment.”

In a trailer for the upcoming series, which is executive-produced by Tom Hanks, Clinton remarks, “Well, I personally think theElectoral Collegeis an abomination.For obvious reasons.”

Set to drop today, the new five-part docuseries marks 250 years of U.S.independence by examining “how American democracy has been built, challenged, and reimagined” over the course of its centuries-long history, according to Netflix’sTudum.In addition to Clinton, the series will feature interviews with dozens of politicians and historians, including former Vice PresidentsKamala Harris, Mike Pence and Al Gore, as well as Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep.Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

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The push for abolishing the Electoral College, which was instituted in 1787, has gained increased support in some corners of the left, especially after Clinton’s 2016 loss to PresidentDonald 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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Hillary Rodham Clinton attends a conversation with David Remnick at 92NY in New York City on June 15, 2026.(Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)

After her loss, Clinton lambasted the system, calling it “the god-forsaken Electoral College” in her 2017 memoir “What Happened.” In an interview with CNN host Anderson Cooper, Clinton reaffirmed her call to abolish the Electoral College, referring to it as “an anachronism that was designed for another time” that “no longer works.”

“We’ve moved toward one person, one vote, that’s how we select winners,” she continued, adding, “I think it needs to be eliminated, I’d like to see us move beyond it.”

Months before Trump’s 2024 victory over Harris, Clinton again raised concerns about the Electoral College, saying in an interview withThe 19th, “We are the underdog, that just kind of goes with the territory when we have the Electoral College staring at you.”

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Trump defeated Harris both in the Electoral College and in the popular vote.

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Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas.(Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)

In the trailer for the new docuseries, Rep.Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., states that “the founders themselves were not in love with the Electoral College” and “it was defective from the beginning.”

“We have a problem that a minority of the population, because of the structure of the Electoral College — in some cases, over the objections of the majority — isrulingthe majority,” added Lofgren.

Discussing Clinton’s interview, director Brian Knappenberger toldVariety, “I knew I would be asking former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton about one of the most painful moments of her life.”

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivers a concession speech after losing to Republican president-elect Donald Trump as former President Bill Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine look on in New York on Nov.9, 2016.(Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images)

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“She has rarely spoken candidly about that election night and we’re really happy she talked about it for the series,” said Knappenberger, adding, “She 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.”