Bongulator
Well-Known Member
I read an interesting article today. Here's a link:
Party Takes 77% of Popular Vote… and Loses Election! Truth Is a Woman
This is the problem I have with the electoral college -- a voter in Wyoming has more than four times the voting power of a voter in Texas. Why should anyone's vote be worth more than another person's vote? And to such a huge degree as that, well, I find that seriously anti-democratic. All men are created equal, and all that jazz.
Read that article and see what is possible with the electoral college. It's possible for, say, McCain to win more than 3 out of every 4 votes...and lose the election. A mere 23% of the population could assume control of the country, if that 23% is all congested into the states with the highest 'vote quality' (e.g. votes needed per electoral vote). If you REALLY want your vote to count, or at least count more than people elsewhere, move to Wyoming.
I doubt anything will be done about the electoral college until someone loses the popular vote by 10+ points...and wins the presidency anyway, even though 60+ percent of the population voted against that person. That'd probably spark enough outrage to get things changed.
Man, the electoral college pisses me off!
Party Takes 77% of Popular Vote… and Loses Election! Truth Is a Woman
This is the problem I have with the electoral college -- a voter in Wyoming has more than four times the voting power of a voter in Texas. Why should anyone's vote be worth more than another person's vote? And to such a huge degree as that, well, I find that seriously anti-democratic. All men are created equal, and all that jazz.
Read that article and see what is possible with the electoral college. It's possible for, say, McCain to win more than 3 out of every 4 votes...and lose the election. A mere 23% of the population could assume control of the country, if that 23% is all congested into the states with the highest 'vote quality' (e.g. votes needed per electoral vote). If you REALLY want your vote to count, or at least count more than people elsewhere, move to Wyoming.
I doubt anything will be done about the electoral college until someone loses the popular vote by 10+ points...and wins the presidency anyway, even though 60+ percent of the population voted against that person. That'd probably spark enough outrage to get things changed.
Man, the electoral college pisses me off!