"It exists to avoid a deadlock." What do you mean? Tight popular votes at most require a runoff between the two most popular candidates. If anything, this [1]

"It exists to avoid a deadlock." What do you mean? Tight popular votes at most require a runoff between the two most popular candidates. If anything, this [1] 2004 NYT article gives the traditional reason: "The Electoral College's supporters argue that it plays an important role in balancing relations among the states, and protecting the interests of small states." But it goes on to convincingly counter: "A few years ago, this page was moved by these concerns to support the Electoral College. But we were wrong. The small states are already significantly overrepresented in the Senate, which more than looks out for their interests. And there is no interest higher than making every vote count." For the record, I'm not American either, but if I were I'd feel much better and meaningful during presidential campaigns living in, say, Ohio or Florida, instead of New York or Texas. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/opinion/making-votes-count-abolish-the-electoral-college.html http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/opinion/making-votes-count...