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Originally Posted by Neptunus Rex
Here's what would happen if the popular vote ruled;
Candidates would only have to campaign in the most populous states to gain the victory. The lesser populated states would then become marginalized and vassals of those that elect the president.
Thats why the constitutional framers did not go with popular vote.
Image it! The president elected by the most populous states. You know, the ones with the highest presentage of naturalized citizens (and not so naturalized).
As bad as the current system MAY appear, it works, and the alternative is worse!
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That is the way it is now. Except it is only the battleground populated states that get the most attention.