I wonder if voter turnout would spike if the electoral college was removed and

Corrupt_Power posted...

Lairen posted...

This is a terrible rebuttal.

You described popular vote. A voter pool of 3. 2 votes for one option, 1 vote for another. The option with 2 votes wins.

You need an intermediary layer to represent the EC, that distorts the value of single votes.

You and your brother whom you share a room with want Wendy's. Your sister, who is an uneducated hick, wants McDonald's. Since her bedroom is bigger, you have to have MxDonalds.