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Originally posted by baddog
not really . . . . it was set up because back in the day they did not have telephones, and telegraphs, etc, so they needed a way to get the info from the far away states back to Philly, or Wash, DC
today it is there more as a benefit to the smaller, less populated states so their vote counts too
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okay fair enough...I was trying to untangle that in my head and I had a foggy memory of my dad (where my political interest came from) saying somethign similar to what you just said. I recall something about it forcing canidates to campaign in the smaller states where they might otherwise spend little time worrying about them. I am sure that is just a side benefit.
This is what happens when you do part of your political science degree in the US and part in the UK..you have to really hunt back in your brain sometimes for the US stuff.