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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by FireBeyond on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @11:16PM (#20764330)
> Again, having 3 votes against 57 does not put whoever has 3 votes "in charge" in any sensible meaning of the word.

LAC and NYC both voted very blue, yet here we are. How do you credibly claim that "LAC is by and large in charge of the direction of the federal government"?

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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by smsm42 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @12:36AM (#20764670)
I don't claim they are. I claim they would be, if Wyoming had 1 vote and California 70. Right Wyoming specifically has a little more influence than it would have in purely population-based system. That was by design - otherwise large urban conglomerates would totally dominate all the politics and more rural states would have no chance to influence politics at all. Now they have a larger chance, while still being very far from any dominancy, but at least they have guaranteed minimum influence of 3 votes.
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