10-12-2004, 05:30 PM
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'States' are just arbitrary lines drawn on a map.
People vote. Count all peoples votes equally.
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In case anyone doubts that the Electoral College has its problems, and that those problems tend to favor Republicans in the current political climate, I would like to point out a few statistics that I uncovered while researching this topic over the weekend to prove a point to Becky's brother, Casey.
First off, take a look at the 11 "red states" that make up the heart of the solid Republican Mountain West and Great Plains: Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. Combined, they have a population of 18,671,566.
Now take a look at New York state. It has a population of 18,976,457. Almost identical -- actually just over 300,000 more.
Well, guess what, folks? New York has 33 electoral votes. Those eleven states have a combined total of 52.
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Q . Which state is most over-represented in the Electoral College?
The answer is Wyoming, whose 3 electoral votes cover just over 500,000 people, or about 167,000 per person. California, with over 35 million people and 53 electoral votes, has a ratio of one EV to nearly 670,000 people.
They're not the most screwed in terms of Congressional representation, though. That dubious honor falls on Montana, whose population of 917,000 is nearly double Wyoming's, but they both have one solitary member in the House. Delaware, South Dakota, Utah, and Mississippi all have over 700,000 people per representative as of the 2000 reallocation.
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670,000 peoples votes = 167,000 other peoples votes.
That's too fucked up for words. |
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