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.
…she thinks she’s smarter than the Founding Fathers? Ha Ha Ha
Here is the limit of her objectivity. She believes that the 2 states, NY and Cal. Should decide elections.
WEVERYTHING THE PEOPLE DON’T care what you would like to do.
Time for you to go! That will be a good change.
Sounds like this opinion is socialistic.
That is not your role Ruth!
you just need to retire youve had your run now leave and let someone else in who can stay awke and do the job right
Colleen Boone Jacobs,
Wow! If she were in the private sector she wouldn’t have lasted a day!
Change your depends first…
We wish to change so that your not a judge on the supreme court.