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Originally Posted by baddog
Because if the Electoral College was abolished candidates would not have to give a damn about the concerns of the residents of Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming and a host of other states.
Win CA, PA, NY, FL, TX, IL, GA, MI and you skate in.
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The same can be said about the electoral college system. Win the big states, even if you just win them by 1 vote each and you win. If you win CA, PA, NY, FL, TX, IL, GA, MI you get 206 electoral votes you only need a few more to win. Throw in OH, NJ, WA, AZ, and GA (or mix and match several others in that list) and you win it with over 270 votes. So you pulled off the win and only won 13 states.
It is possible for one candidate to win 37 states, get twice the popular vote and still lose.
Do you really think that a candidate is going to go into CA, FL, NY or any state for that matter and win 100% of the vote? It would never happen.