Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.) said Wednesday that he believes the person who receives the most votes should win the presidency.

“In a presidential election, the person with the most votes should be the president of the United States,” Booker, who is running for president, said in response to a question during a CNN town hall about reforming the Electoral College.

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“But … we have to win the next election under the rules that are there now,” he added.

Several Democratic 2020 candidates have come out in favor of overhauling or doing away with the Electoral College.

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Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) called for abolishing the Electoral College during her own CNN town hall, stating that “every vote matters.”

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE, a fellow Democratic presidential candidate, has also called for getting rid of the Electoral College, saying earlier this year that it has made the U.S. “less and less democratic.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is also seeking the Democratic nomination, called for a “reassessment” of the Electoral College in 2016 after then-Democratic nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE lost the presidential election despite winning the national popular vote by just under 3 million votes.