The electoral college most certainly favors small states but I agree with you it also creates battleground states and I agree that is the more important effect.

The electoral college most certainly favors small states but I agree with you it also creates battleground states and I agree that is the more important effect. It’s not a matter of whether battleground states deserve special protection, it’s a matter of whether or not the battleground states in any given election serve as a good representation of the nation as a whole? Are they a better representation than a popular vote which would consistently favor coastal urban centers?