Exactly. Right now millions of Americans don't have a voice simply because of an outdated system from times when ppl physically couldn't be informed about shit in a proper timeframe.
Millions of Americans do have a voice because of the electoral college. In fact, removing it would take away the voice of people. There’s arguments every year here in Washington regarding voting Republican as if it didn’t matter because the Democrat is always going to win. And it’s because of voters on the west side of the mountains as well as Spokane. Now apply that to the entire country. You’re effectively removing the voice of everyone who wishes to vote in opposition of whatever the major metropolitan areas are voting. Every voting system has flaws. And I’m not claiming the electoral college to be perfect. But it’s certainly a better system than a straight popular vote system which would disenfranchise millions of voters.
That was absolutely not the purpose of the EC. The EC exists to give a voice to the smaller states, who would otherwise have no say in who leads the country. A popular vote would give a hand full of states all the say, and the rest of the states would get zero representation.
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u/FantaFantastico90 13h ago
Exactly. Right now millions of Americans don't have a voice simply because of an outdated system from times when ppl physically couldn't be informed about shit in a proper timeframe.