Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by jack_h on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @08:52PM
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I can't speak specifically to North and South Dakota, but having lived in both Arizona and Colorado I can tell you they absolutely are different places culturally and politically.
Speaking to your second point, even in the EU this can be the case. Look at Wallonia and Flanders in Belgium. Spain is also a good example, Catalonia especially.
Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by kortilla on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @10:09PM
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California and Alabama are basically the same.
Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by hannasanarion on Thursday August 22, 2019 @12:20AM
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Los Angeles and Birmingham? Napa and Cumberland? Yeah, pretty much.
The red and blue on electoral college maps is a lie. About 40% of Californians supported Trump in 2016, and vice versa for Alabama.
Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by AmericanChopper on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @08:31PM
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But every state does have a long history of sovereignty. Your point of view would require completely redefining what the US is as a nation.
> He/she represents the interests of the states
This assumes that states in America have some sort of distinct cultural/political interests, divided along state lines. This isn't really the case. For example there are no significant cultural differences between North Dakota and South Dakota. The dividing line there is pretty arbitrary.
Similarly, some places that have very significant cultural/political differences are lumped together, like the Bay Area and the Central Valley in California.
Your argument would make more sense if applied to a political arrangement like the EU. Each member of the EU has a long history as a sovereign, distinct political and cultural entity. The border between, for example, Hungary and Romania is much much more significant than that between Colorado and Arizona.