For some reason, CNN continues to invite former ESPN host Jemele Hill on to discuss major political issues. This week, the topic was the Electoral College.
During a Monday night panel discussion, Hill argued that the Electoral College is entirely “rooted in slavery” and suggested that it cost both Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris presidential victories against Donald Trump.
“The Electoral College is rooted in slavery,” Hill said. “That was the entire reason that it was invented, essentially, and we should have gotten from up under it a long time ago, and not just because you have two women, quite capable, who lose the election.”
We’ll give Hill credit for managing to turn a discussion about Hillary Clinton’s election loss in 2016 into a conversation about racism. Not bad.
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The problem is that her history lesson doesn’t hold up.
There is a legitimate debate among historians about the extent to which slavery influenced the creation of the Electoral College. The Three-Fifths Compromise undoubtedly increased the political power of slave states and affected how electoral votes were allocated.
However, Hill’s claim that slavery was “the entire reason” the Electoral College was created is not accurate, or even close.
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The Electoral College is a compromise between the Founding Fathers, who were divided between having Congress choose the president and allowing a direct popular vote.
The weighted system also protects small states. Were it not for the Electoral College, small states would have minimal say in presidential elections. Politicians would largely ignore their interests.
That last point is crucial. The United States is not one state. It’s a collection of states, including many with smaller populations.
Elsewhere, Hill claimed that the Electoral College cost “two women” the presidency. That is also not true. Kamala Harris lost both the Electoral College and the popular vote to Trump in 2024.
This is the issue with CNN hosting failed ESPN personalities like Hill and Cari Champion. They struggle in the research department.
Still, one has to be amused to see Hill on CNN spewing misinformation. Just last week, she claimed that she would have a higher-paying job for which she is “unqualified” if she were white.
It certainly looks like Hill is doing just fine, continuing to find jobs for which she’s unqualified, like appearing on CNN to discuss why America should abolish the Electoral College.
Jemele Hill did not respond to a request for comment about her false claims.
