[piytar]

Thanks for posting that article (I was going to if someone else hadn’t yet). Surprising how few people — even Freepers — understand the mathematical implications of the Electoral College!!!

Short version: The Electoral College actually INCREASES every person’s “voting power,” defined as the probability that a single person’s vote can affect an election.

Note: Electors have almost NEVER voted against their constituents’ vote, and in the few cases they have, those were “protest” votes that did not affect the outcome.

Slightly longer version (mentioned in the article): Think of it like the World Series. In order to win, a team must win the most GAMES (analogize to states), not just rack up the most runs over the entire series (analogize to popular vote). Thus each game/state matters, not just the biggest one(s).

The math gets a little tricky, but it works.

[glennaro]

Your analysis of the political brilliance of the Electoral College is well-done indeed.

For those who wish to change this to something far less effective there is a way to do so ... just amend the Constitution.

[NewJerseyJoe]

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