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David Redekop's avatar

The electoral college is a unique and interesting attempt to ensure all states are considered important. I like it. Democrats used to like it. The party not benefiting from its purpose usually criticizes its usefulness.

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George Thorpe's avatar

The Electoral College makes all presidential voting state focused. What any individual thinks is unimportant to the nation. The only concern is the state outcome.

Even campaigning is only done when and where there is hope of winning a state.

Democracies around the world have leadership elections where every person's choice counts as one vote, exactly the same as every other person's choice. Not so, south of the border.

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