Runningart2004 wrote:
Sally Vix wrote:
Do you not understand that if everyone's vote should be equal then the votes of South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho would have no bearing on the presidential election. If we go to the popular vote California, New York and a few other liberal states will decide the election. Why do you want so few states to decide the direction of the country? Shouldn't the small states have a stake in the game?
You both are wrong. The Electoral College and the electors themselves were meant to prevent the public from electing someone without the prerequisite experience, character, etc to the presidency. They were never meant to be tied to the state's popular vote. The states themselves decided that. Yes, ensuring each vote in each state is equal is important. For that reason the EC mattered early in our history when Virginia had like 25% of our population.
Alan
The EC made sense back then, but it no longer does. It has outlived its usefulness.