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> His office is un-affected by gerrymandering in the way that Congress would be. U.S. Presidents are elected by the electoral college, which is distorted from
by snowwrestler 4y ago
> His office is un-affected by gerrymandering in the way that Congress would be.
U.S. Presidents are elected by the electoral college, which is distorted from directly proportional representation of the overall national population.
For example, California has 55 electors for the president, over 18 times as many as Wyoming. But California has 67 times as many people living within its borders. Less-populous states are over-represented in the selection of the president.
It’s not really “gerrymandering” because state borders are mostly historical accidents rather than intentional electoral distortion. But intentional or not, there is distortion.
- safety1st 4y agoThe issue isn't gerrymandering and votes (at least in this context), it's money and age. Politicians trump up their bible-thumping credentials because campaign donors are disproportionately old and old people are disproportionately religious, even in CA. I mean old people also vote more often but it's really the money that does the talking.