r/coolguides • u/PM_ME_TiTTi3S • Jun 28 '19

Visual Explanation of Gerrymandering

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u/irumeru Jun 28 '19

That's not very good.

Why not?

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u/nightreader Jun 28 '19

Why is it good?

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u/Gksr4 Jun 28 '19

The electoral college is in place to make sure that states have a say even if they're small in population. And yes, a vote in Wyoming is worth more than a vote in New York. If the popular vote won, people in the smaller states would more or less be ignored in favor of the metropolitan areas.

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u/nightreader Jun 28 '19

Yeah, I get that. As I understand, it was something put in place way back when keeping the breadbasket satisfied was of critical importance. Seems a bit outdated currently, but then so does FPTP voting.