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.
Go back to sleep sweetie.
She shouldn’t be on the bench if this is what she thinks.
Well, at least its not just reacting to emotions…there is some thought put into it.
You dam liberals are just like Dinesh D’Souza
Movie on Hillary’s America. If you can’t win on something you change the game always keeping confusement going
That old hag needs to change her diaper!
No, but there is emotion put into it. This is one of the most influential and great minds of our generation and you denigrate her opinion because she is a woman and reacting to ’emotion’. Your mysoginist view is appalling. I
Another crybaby.
Maybe you should change your attitude Ginsberg and your job
Why…..so California and New York always determine any national election outcome? You need to step down old woman. You’ve lost your constitutional marbles.
Senile old bat