Well, maybe if you founded a federated republic and wanted each state to decide independently how to cast their votes for the president it might make sense. It

Well, maybe if you founded a federated republic and wanted each state to decide independently how to cast their votes for the president it might make sense. It really doesn't matter what's "natural" though. It's like talking about who had more pieces on the board at the end of a game of chess. You knew the rules and you still lost by them. If you had changed the rules the entire matchup would have gone differently.