It depends on what you mean by “wrong.” If you favor the democratic notion of “one vote to one person,” then, to be sure, this is wrong. The ballots of voters in small states count several times more than those …
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Abolish the Electoral College?
I don’t know. Why shouldn’t the votes of people in the Dakotas or Wyoming count three or four times more than ours do in California or Massachusetts?
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How the Electoral College Affects Our Presidential Elections
Hillsdale College, a supposed institution of learning, asks if the electoral college helps or hinders our voting process. Its only effect is that it’s great in terms of shifting the impact of votes from populous states like New York and …
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The Electoral College
Hillsdale “College,” the ultra-right-wing “academic” institution, writes: A movement is growing, led by progressives—but supported by many well-meaning Americans—to change the way we elect our president. In effect, it seeks to do away with the Electoral College as devised by …
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The Electoral College
The ultra-right-wing Hillsdale College is known for its “surveys” that are essentially propaganda and fund-raising not-so-cleverly disguised as market research. Here’s a question from their survey on the Electoral College, which they favor, as it’s the only way that extreme …
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Understanding the Impact of the Electoral College
This brings up an interesting point. If you’re a conservative (and in this case a liar; FB deleted this post???), you may object that Los Angeles County, with 10 million residents, has a great deal of clout. But ask yourself …
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Vote! Oh, Sorry, Did I Say Something Wrong?
This cartoon makes an interesting point. One would think that encouraging Americans to vote would be a message that everyone can get behind. Doesn’t democracy thrive when its people participate in it? Isn’t that a good thing?
