Ray From Cleveland
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Yes, it is true that they don't need more Senators because of the Congress. But imagine what it would be like without a Senate. It would almost be a pure Democracy where mob rules. That's the same thing you would be doing by removing the Electoral College. There would be no presidential representation for many of our states. They wouldn't matter and it certainly would be no point for all those people in those red states to vote.
So the minority should rule? That's why I love our system of govt. our old one was shit, so we changed it.
Currently a Repub vote in Cali is pointless. Ditto a Dem vote in Texas. The system is broken. It needs amending or revamping. Too many disenfranchised people from both sides of the spectrum.
...and the in the current Electoral System, only a handful of states really matter. 5-10 states out of the entire country determine the outcome of the election almost every single year. Republicans simply don't like the PV system because there are more voting Democrats in the country than Republicans.
Not really. How many times has this happened after all?
Candidates campaign to get the most electoral votes--not the most votes. If we went to the popular vote, it would change the campaign strategy altogether. None of them would be campaigning in the flyover states. They would strictly stick to populated areas to win over the most people. Republicans will vote Republicans and Democrats will vote Democrat. It's the undecideds and Independents that swing the election.