> The electoral college is not a bad idea in itself. I'm prepared to grant the idea that an extra layer of defence against populism is in-keeping-with the idea

> The electoral college is not a bad idea in itself. I'm prepared to grant the idea that an extra layer of defence against populism is in-keeping-with the idea of representative democracy itself, and even that there is some merit in giving extra representation to low-population rural states in order to reward them for joining a union where they may be out-voted by the more populous states. What I can't concede, though, is my position that the electors for each state should be assigned proportionally, as would have been the case if the bipartisan Lodge-Gossett amendment had been adopted. The article below explains why it is an inferior solution to just implementing a national popular vote, and I don't disagree, but I think the Lodge-Gossett proposal is a more "conservative" reform and thus harder to argue against: https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/analysis-fractional-proportional-lodge-gossett-method-awarding-electoral-votes https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/analysis-fractional-prop...