> ...the electoral college system means that not all votes are created equal. For instance, due to population disparities, a vote in Vermont is three times mor

> ...the electoral college system means that not all votes are created equal. For instance, due to population disparities, a vote in Vermont is three times more powerful than a vote in New York. The electoral college ignores the will of the American people by allowing a presidential candidate to be elected even when they did not win the majority of the popular vote, an instance which has occurred four times in U.S. history. The power of a vote in the United States depends on the population of one’s state, not on the inherent act of voting itself. It's really not hard to put the US electoral system to shame when it includes "features" like that.