One purpose of the Electoral College is to prevent a limited number of pockets of dense population from determining the outcome of presidential elections. In that sense, it is a bit similar to the US Senate, and acts to give powers to the states as opposed to treating the country as one large electorate.
Without the Electoral College, the recent election would have been decided by heavily populated cities in the states of California and New York. With that in mind, voters could expect to see candidates spend the overwhelming majority of their time in geographical areas with dense populations, leaving those with sparse populations largely ignored.
Liberals chafe at the Electoral College for the same reason they are irritated by each state getting two senators regardless of population — it gives power to the states and recognizes them as significant political entities. It’s the same as the “states’ rights” argument which militates against a powerful national government. Hence, this is not a new argument at all, but one that goes back to the founding of our nation.
That liberals hate the Electoral College is illustrated by the comments of one Supreme Court justice. More on page two.
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She’s just mad because a liberal didn’t win.
Hateful woman
Without the electoral college the liberal coastal states would always determine the winner. We would forever be a democratic government. It really means the states in between would really not have a say nor would candidates even bother to campaign in them.
Shut up you old bat! I thought you were going to resign! Oh, just like the rest of the cry babies, you don’t keep your word either!
Wonder why they don’t have term limits for the chief justices.
THE WITCH !!!!!!!!
Ok. Give each county one vote. It makes the math simple.
I know that she’d love to change this little law that keeps the elections fair and honest– our forefathers knew it was the only way– if I remember it was the press that came up with a popular vote during one of the older elections when their canadate’s lost and they said the people wanted the other.
Why because it doesn’t suit you!