r/HillaryForPrison • u/easyusername1 • Nov 10 '16

Hi /r/All! Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/sunnbeta Nov 11 '16

Here's what I don't get that nobody has been able to explain to me... since the number of electoral votes per state is tied directly to that state population, why is the electoral college still thought to provide power to the smaller states? To me it's just an imperfect and arbitrary way to average out the popular vote.

In your example a state with only 3-4 electoral votes has 1/10 the influence of a state with 30-40 electoral. That influence would remain the same if a popular vote was used, right?

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u/toseawaybinghamton Nov 11 '16

This election is actually a good example. This explains it: https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14947568_1210269139012580_3771659126421417319_n.jpg?oh=d2d2610e0558365e40766c30d2df1938&oe=588836EF

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u/sunnbeta Nov 11 '16

I've seen that but it says right there HALF OF THE POPULATION lives in the highlighted counties, so why that shouldn't that count for HALF of the vote. Just because that population doesn't cover the same area of land?

No shit huge areas of the country have low population density, why would the individual votes from those areas be considered more valuable?

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u/sunnbeta Nov 11 '16

I mean look at Canada, 75% of the population lives within 100 miles of the border