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A comment on The Case for Dumping the Electoral College. Parent comment

Re:The Case for Dumping the Electoral College by compycom on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:32AM (#24467099)
It's still an issue in that this wouldn't afford equal representation. The way the number of electors is determined is {senators + members of congress + 3}. Since the senate affords massively more representation per person to rural states, rural states will be overrepresented in this system as well.
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Re:The Case for Dumping the Electoral College by platz on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:36AM (#24467111)
small price to pay to unlock everyones' vote mattering instead of just a couple battleground states.

Also, giving a bit more representation to less populous areas may be a feature you don't want to get rid of quite so hastily.

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