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Which is exactly why the electoral college was put in place - so states like Utah would not be meaningless.
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Wow, we can agree - and not just on The Three Amigos.
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Apparently a few states are considering giving all their electoral votes to whoever wins the popular vote, which would be a good way of working around the current system.
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The arguments to keep some form of the electoral college are very sound though. The smaller states, and rural communities need to have a voice. If it were a straight popular vote a candidate could simply pander to NYC, Chicago, LA, SF Bay Area, Houston, and the other biggest cities, and win the Presidency. |
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How is this good for a state? Why would a state decide to vote however the rest of the nation voted? That seems like a tremendous abdication of a state's responsibility to participate in the process. I fail to see how that is good for the country (because it removes a possible dissenting voice that requires the majority to do some introspection) and it appears bad for the state (by surrendering their interests to those of the majority).
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Where the hell are the city and state govs to take care of their city and state problems. I have not heard one problem sited here that the federal government should be dealing with. Local government have become so dependent upon big brother, which the fed loves, that they seem not to be able to solve their own problems anymore. People don't even care about their local govs, as shown by horrendous voting turnouts when national seats are not in play.
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