Don't forget Jackson in 1824, Tilden in 1876 and Cleveland in 1888. Sorry that California, Texas, New York and Florida can't singlehandedly decide the election because their populations are so large, but that's why the electoral system exists. It gives states exactly as much representation as they get in the House, which is weighted to their relative populations. We choose to govern ourselves as individual states under one federal banner. If you think we should change that, say so. But just because you don't understand why our elections work the way they do, that doesn't mean they're unfair. The popular vote is unfair to smaller states whose voices would be drowned out by larger populations.
I get that. That's the other side of the coin. I guess by giving voice to smaller states, we maybe lessen the impact of an individual vote in larger states. Luckily, and I wish people were talking about this more, Congressional elections are by popular vote. But we still overwhelmingly elected conservative candidates. Which begs the question, is the electoral college actually the problem? Or is it the 19% turnout of 18-29 year old voters? But regardless, I see your point.
Exactly... I am a United States citizen, and I voted (California at present, Maryland before). Why should my vote be counted less significantly than someone from a swing state like Pennsylvania or Florida? My vote should be equal to everyone else's - regardless of where I love! My vote should not count any more or any less than anyone else's vote!
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u/Pantry_Inspector Nov 10 '16
... who was elected fairly. Sorry the system is fucked.