National Popular Vote [7min @21:25]

You might not do this very often...but when you think of the U.S. electoral college system, what words come to mind? Probably not 'simple' or 'clear'. Try 'impenetrable', or 'arcane'. The electoral college is the method by which American voters elect their President. Each state is allotted a certain number of seats in the electoral college, based on population. When a presidential candidate wins the most votes in any state, all of that state's electoral college votes go to that candidate. Which means that a president can be elected without actually winning the overall national popular vote. For years, critics of the system have said that's a good reason to abolish the electoral college outright. But now a group of activists and lawmakers say they've come up with a different way to tackle the problem. Christopher Pearson is the Secretary of the National Popular Vote campaign -- and a representative in the Vermont State Legislature. We reached him in Burlington.