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re: What is the argument for the electoral college instead of a popular vote?
Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:50 am to Pilot Tiger
Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:50 am to Pilot Tiger
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Wyoming has 3 electoral college votes and has a population of 586,0000
California has 55 electoral college votes and has a population of almost 40 million
Therefore, each of Wyoming's electoral college votes represents about 195,333 of its states citizens whereas in California each votes represents 711,723
The electoral college lets small states have a "bigger" say in Presidential elections
I get this and it makes sense, but the popular vote would have still picked the winner every election in the last 130 years besides W in 2000.
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 10:53 am to TheCaterpillar
The problem I have with the EC is the winner take all system
Award a percentage of the EC votes according to the % of the vote the candidate gets in that state
Award a percentage of the EC votes according to the % of the vote the candidate gets in that state
This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 10:55 am
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