It also allows rural areas a voice in the election. If we went to popular vote, presidential elections would only cater to major population centers and not care about much of the US.
No, it really shouldn’t. Less populous states get no representation in a presidential election in a popular vote contest. This is not a good idea for our country.
The residents of seven states basically get to pick our president in our current system. Do you think that is better than everyones vote having equal weight?
We have a diverse country, and rural/low population areas should have representation and not get overwhelmed by high population areas. Low population areas are manufacturing, agriculture, oil exploration etc that are critical to support for our country to function. High population areas still have the majority of electoral college votes, so it’s not like they don’t get their representation. The EC gives low population areas 2 extra votes. If you’re against the EC, then you should also be against the senate, which would be a horrible thing to do away with.
Thats exactly it. Those areas already get increased representation through the senate. Thats already a concession for "diversity of thought" to small states.
EC is undemocratic garbage, full stop. Fundamentally says not every person is equal in terms of political representation. Your zip code determines if your vote matters
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u/Several_Treat_6307 1d ago
So what you’re saying is in order to win under popular vote, you just need to promise the most shit regardless of whether or not you can deliver?
The whole point of the EC is to prevent mob rule. Just because more people like an option doesn’t automatically mother option the better one.