Quote:
Originally Posted by butterfly
Because that isn't federalism. There are no "united states" (lower case intended) when they don't even exist. What would be the purpose of states, then? To have different license plates? It is the states that gave birth to the national government, not the other way around. The national government exists at the behest of the people and the states. We aren't amending the constitution to abolish the electoral college because we don't want to, so the states won't ratify it. Who would vote to diminish their voice in Washington DC?
And for the ends-justify-the-means crowd, be careful what you wish for. California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Ohio are the top five states in population per electoral vote.
What's next, adding up the total goals scored and allowed over the regular season and award the team who wins that the Stanley Cup? Then every goal matters equally.
|
Umm...the bolded is exactly the problem? Your vote is worth less in those states.
In 2016, Trump won Arizona (11 EVs) with 1.25N votes to 1.16M for Hilary.
Hillary won Massachusetts (11 EVs) with 2.0M votes to 1.1M for Trump.
3.16M vs 2.35M = 11 EVs each.
Or even worse.
Florida was 4.6M for Trump to 4.5M
NY was 4.6M to 2.8M the other way
9.1M votes vs 7.3M votes = 29 EVs each
or
Maryland 1.68M vs .94M = 10 EVs to Hillary
NC 2.36M vs 2.19M = 15 EVs to Trump
3.3M votes = 15 EVs to Trump
3.87M votes = 10 EVs to Hillary