of course.
so why is anyone defending the EC?
to give voice to the interior states, my ass.
Again, AZPaul3's proportional EC is a vast improvement, but then which states would become "swing states", which sort of implies vaguely still thinking in a "Winner-Take-All" rule state of mind. And Wyoming still has 4 times as much power per voter as California.
I've been thinking (Danger, Wil Robinson!) and a Proportional EC might also increase the chance of a tie, or, more likely, neither side getting a majority, with 3rd & 4th parties getting an Elector or 2. Then, according to the Constitution, it devolves to the states to vote, 1 vote per state and, once again, effectively this means that Land gets to vote.
so i repeat: if the EC was to prevent an emotional public from electing a loon, why did it so abysmally fail in 2016 (and also in 2000)?
it effectively installed a loon over the Popular much saner vote, exactly the opposite of what it was supposed to do.
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