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.
Aww poor thing didn’t things go your way??
THAN ALL THE BIG STATES CAN NOT VOTE LIKE CALF OHIO FLORIDA AND A FEW OTHERS. FAIR IS FAIR.
That is NOT the judicial branch of governments job. Activist should not be appointed to the Supreme Court. I long for the times you never heard from the court except from the opinions they handed down.
take a nap
One of the things I would like to change is term limits for supreme court
RESIGN OR RETIRE GINSBURG..YOU ARE SO GREEDY..
I’d like to change drunk$#%&!@*liberal skanks from being on the Supreme Court
term limits
No that would ensure one party to always win
She’s senile. Needs to retire.