McConnell issues smackdown of Kentucky Dem governor's call to abolish the Electoral College

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Friday blasted his home state's Democratic governor, who recently called for the Electoral College to be abolished.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday the country needs to "move to a place where seven states don't decide the presidency." 

"We'll have better government. We'll have better politics. We'll have better elections when we get to that point," the governor said at a gathering of Democrats in Lexington, according to the Kentucky Lantern. At a Thursday press conference, the governor clarified that he was calling for a national popular vote system, which would require changing the Constitution to eliminate the Electoral College. 

"I think to do that, we would ultimately have to abolish the Electoral College," Beshear said, per the Lantern. "I know that's been with us a long time, but we see where things currently stand." 

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In a response released Friday, McConnell said Beshear showed "disregard" and even "borderline disdain" for the Constitution with his remarks.

"I wish I could say I'm surprised by the latest calls to abolish the Electoral College - but I'm not. Democrats' disregard - and borderline disdain - for the constitutional guardrails that safeguard our political system has lurked below the surface of their rhetoric for a long, long time," said McConnell.