Ballots are still being counted in this month's presidential election, and Hillary Clinton’s lead in the popular vote over President-elect Donald Trump continues to grow. Trump trails Clinton by more than 1.7 million popular votes. That has many Clinton supporters taking aim at the Electoral College, which is set to officially hand Trump the presidency. Our Washington D.C. bureau reporter Geoff Bennett takes a look.

Republican Donald Trump is set to enter the White House, having lost the national popular vote. Trump won the only vote that counts -- the Electoral College.

That's reigniting the debate about the fairness of the electoral system, in which voters in each state on Election Day actually vote for electors who then vote for president. On Capitol Hill, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is calling for congressional hearings.

"It's unusual in such a short period of time in this young century. We've already had two elections where the loser got more votes than the winner. So, it's something I think we should look at," Reid told reporters last week.

Democrats Taking Steps to Scrap the Electoral College

Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is taking it a step further. She’s introduced a bill to abolish the Electoral College for the next election and use the popular vote instead to determine the presidency.

New York Rep. Charlie Rangel introduced similar legislation in the House. They say the Electoral College is outdated and undemocratic. 

Even President-elect Trump has criticized the system, recently telling 60 Minutes: “I would rather see it where you went with simple votes. You know, you get 100 million votes and somebody else gets 90 million votes, and you win.”

But getting rid of the Electoral College is extremely difficult since it requires a Constitutional amendment. That’s led some Hillary Clinton supporters to pursue a different strategy.

Clinton Supporters Demanding Electors Change Their Votes

With electors set to cast the official votes for president on December 19th, some Clinton supporters are trying to persuade them to dump Trump and change their votes to Clinton.

"In the last hour, I have gotten 13 emails asking me to switch my vote. In the last 24 hours, I've gotten approximately 60," said Brian Westrate, a presidential elector in Wisconsin.

But electors tend to be die-hard party loyalists and aren't changing their votes. 

"I have never voted for a Democrat for president of the United States, and I have no intention of doing it as long as I'm alive," said Alberto Gutier, a Republican elector in Arizona.

So despite the demands and demonstrations, efforts to revamp the Electoral College or persuade its members just aren't likely to work.