[EL] Electoral college

[larrylevine at earthlink.net]

It is argued often that the electoral college protects the small states from
the dominance of the large states. I just saw a graphic on TV that depicts
the location of Democrats and Republicans in congress on a red/blue map. The
blue is mostly big states; the red mostly small states. Even though the
Democrats are now in the majority, the map is overwhelmingly red. So, can we
argue that we need to eliminate the electoral college to protect the big
states against the ganging up of the small states? After all, the majority
of popular votes nationwide in the 2016 Presidential election reflect the
same notion - the small state's ganged up to thwart the will of the majority
of the nation.

FYI - this is the first time I have allowed myself to consider elimination
of the electoral college. That map was a dramatic visualization of the
situation. I suppose the small states would block a constitutional amendment
to eliminate the electoral college, so the entire discussion may be moot.

Larry

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