The Blue states can control who'd be president if the EC was eliminated.
The Blue states can control who'd be president if the EC was eliminated.
Let’s sum this up another way. There are three major population areas (New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago) that have the potential to affect the outcome of a national election. Each of the cities are located in states that welcome illegal immigrants and encourage all residents to vote, so it’s probably safe to assume illegal votes may influence elections. Should their national candidate win, one can assume these big states will expect to be rewarded. Each of these states is already heavily in debt and saddled with unsustainable pension costs for the future. Barring a financial miracle, these vote producing states will be looking to the federal government for a bailout at the expense of smaller states. Why would any less populous state, especially those that are fiscally sound, surrender their representation and potential benefits to more populous but fiscally irresponsible states? This is how the argument against against the National Popular Vote should be framed.
80% of Maine....the Second Congressional District...was carried by candidate Trump in 2016 by 10 points.
Maine apportions it’s Electoral votes by district, so 80% of Maine should be red on that map.