I think that's a fair counterbalance to the amount of power smaller states have at a federal level. Small rural states with similar ideals can form voting bloc

I think that's a fair counterbalance to the amount of power smaller states have at a federal level. Small rural states with similar ideals can form voting blocks and have the benefit of 2 Gauranteed Senators. That plus the electoral college method of presidential elections puts a ton of power in their hands. I'd call this a feature of the system. Ironically it's "states rights" and the pressure of adopting an existing system ("free market") that's serving the left instead of the right in this case.