Darkwind
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Without the Electoral College, the percentage of individual vote is 0.2%.Has nothing to do with distrusting "the people." The EC keeps one or two regions from dominating the entire electorate and helps build a national consensus.
That it kept that crazy son of a bitch Al Gore out of the White House was just gravy.
100% Correct. It staves off a PURE Democracy, which can be summed up as mob RULE, and a step or two away from pure anarchy.
The EC ensures this never happens, and the PEOPLE have a voice from far and wide, and not one of just a FEW elect taint the process to the point where THEY solely RULE.
Right. So the 3 and 4 votes in Alaska and Hawaii are gonna really empower those folks in those states compared the 55 votes California has....
Alaska QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau Population of Alaska and the United States
With the Electoral College each vote is 1.5%.
Electoral College (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Number of electoral votes vs Alaska's 4 votes.
Seems that it works for Alaska.