• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    What does that even mean? What does it have to do with the fact that she would have won if the president, who serves the nation was elected by a national popular vote rather that one which weights Montana and Massachusetts equally?

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      4 months ago

      Because, believe it or not, keeping Hillary from winning is not why the Electoral College exists.

      One of the reasons the United States has been the breadbasket of the world is because our government has HAD to account for the interests of underpopulated agrarian areas that otherwise would be ignored because they wouldn’t get ELECTED otherwise. So we take care of our farmers.

      Funny the way that works, isn’t it?

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        4 months ago

        Our farmers are not taken care of by their senators and congresspeople so they need to be artificially weighed in favor of when it comes to the chief executive? I’m sorry, that’s just silly.

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            4 months ago

            You’re right. We don’t agree. I don’t think giving a farmer a vote more powerful than a city dweller’s when it comes to who should run the entire nation is ludicrous. Making up for a state’s small population is what the senate is for.

            Everyone’s vote for president should be counted equally.