CLINTON LEADS BY 2.5M VOTES AHEAD OF TRUMP IN RECOUNT

America’s electoral college system has gotten more knocks as Hillary Clinton amassed more than 2.5 million popular votes than the President-elect, Donald Trump.

Clinton’s victory in the popular vote has generated criticism of the United States’ Electoral College system, which Trump won 306-232.

Efforts to conduct recounts are occurring in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, amidst funding and legal obstacles. The fundraising appears running out of  gas since Green Party candidate Jill Stein launched the effort last month.

As at Friday,$6.82 million has been raised, leaving a shortfall of $2.7million, needed to meet the jacked up recount fees in Wisconsin. In Michigan, Trump’s campaign on Thursday filed an objection to a recount request by  Jill Stein this week, calling the demand “lawless” and “insulting.”

Since his election victory, Trump has defended the Electoral College, despite calling the system a “disaster for a democracy” in 2012.