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Topic	Explain the Electoral College
CommonJoe 09/05/19 11:55:10 PM #16:	totalnerdken posted... Petrichoric posted... An outdated system that values land over people That's... an extreme over simplification. It values all people. It makes it so that just because less people live in your state, doesn't mean your states voice isn't heard. Your state will always have a voice. If it was a popular vote system, then those in less popular states would frequently be ignored. Many states already are ignored. Its a non-argument that shows youre clueless. Moreover, the Senate is meant to represent the states' interests, not the Presidency. The President represents the nation as one constituency not 50 enclaves that all get treated differently. And beyond that, a popular vote doesnt give any state more power over another because it would politically stupid to ignore half the country just because they dont live in big cities. Itd be insanely easy for a candidate to snake the election out from under someone pandering to just big cities or populus states. Not to mention that under current voter trends the ones most likely to vote dont live in these population centers anyway. --- Tribalism is bad mkay. Shouldnt have to explain that. <cite>CommonJoe posted [p:927041577] in Explain th... [t:77991662]...</cite> <quote>totalnerdken posted...</cite> <quote>Petrichoric posted... </cite> <quote>An outdated system that values land over people</quote>That's... an extreme over simplification. It values all people. It makes it so that just because less people live in your state, doesn't mean your states voice isn't heard. Your state will always have a voice. If it was a popular vote system, then those in less popular states would frequently be ignored. </quote> Many states already are ignored. Its a non-argument that shows youre clueless. Moreover, the Senate is meant to represent the states' interests, not the Presidency. The President represents the nation as one constituency not 50 enclaves that all get treated differently. And beyond that, a popular vote doesnt give any state more power over another because it would politically stupid to ignore half the country just because they dont live in big cities. Itd be insanely easy for a candidate to snake the election out from under someone pandering to just big cities or populus states. Not to mention that under current voter trends the ones most likely to vote dont live in these population centers anyway. --- Tribalism is bad mkay. Shouldnt have to explain that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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