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Old 01-15-2008, 09:21 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Homo Erectus View Post
...Therefore, a candidate can limit himself (hopefully not herself) to campaigning in big states and swing states, and states like Utah get left out in the cold, since our meager five votes are virtually meaningless.
Which is exactly why the electoral college was put in place - so states like Utah would not be meaningless.
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