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It is a federation of States, not a single State. Each one has its weight as State relative to the federation. So it is not "the people" who vote for the presid
by pfortuny 10y ago
It is a federation of States, not a single State. Each one has its weight as State relative to the federation. So it is not "the people" who vote for the president. It is the people who vote whom their State will vote as president.
- ones_and_zeros 10y agoIt is possible to win an election with only 22% of the popular vote. Have you seen this: http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/the-trouble-with-the-electoral-college.html http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/the-trouble-with-the-electoral-c... Due to the way the electoral college gives small population states more electoral votes comparatively, votes in small population states have more weight.
- blahi 10y agoWhy do you ask him? YOu rehashed what he said, putting a negative spin on a very reasonable system. You can't have California drain the other states through economic superiority and then dictate political agenda on the population left in them. The political agenda benefiting California might not be suitable for Wisconsin.
- talmand 10y agoWell, if the system is wrong how about we just change it so that each county in the country gets one vote? Win the county get the vote?