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Originally Posted by OmgGlutten!
beyond the big state vs small state crap, it is super obvious to anyone with a brain that winner takes all in the electoral college makes zero sense.
EC was probably to appease the southern states. (WHEN WILL YOU EVER LEARN FFS) It almost got eliminated in nixon's time but strom thurmand blocked it in the senate.
Trump has a point that he'd campaign differently EC vs pop vote.
EC doesn't make zero sense if you wanna argue it makes no sense for Wyoming/etc to have more senators than house reps that's true and probably the main flaw in the system. Pop vote only for pres also gives more incentive for R's to prevent or harass minorities from voting. Not saying that's a negative, just saying that as a warning.