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re: What is the argument for the electoral college instead of a popular vote?
Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:44 am to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:44 am to TheCaterpillar
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If the electoral votes are weighted by population anyway, what's the point of making someone's red/blue vote not count in a state that leans heavily the other way every year?
As good a reason as any is that the population is still not perfectly homogenous. Regional preference should get some weight.
The EC was put into operation by the Framers because they didn't trust the common people to not screw it up.
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:47 am to WhiskeyPapa
Lincoln won in 1860 in the EC despite the fact that his name did not appear on the ballots of 10 states.
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