[kwillcox]

If every state legislature passed a law appointing electors to the winner of the national vote, then the pointless electoral college would be moot. And once about 35 states agreed to this proposal, it guarantees that that candidate with the most national votes is elected.

[Arkinsaw]

If every state legislature passed a law appointing electors to the winner of the national vote, then the pointless electoral college would be moot. And once about 35 states agreed to this proposal, it guarantees that that candidate with the most national votes is elected.

We are a Federal Republic. Not a democracy. Its amazing that people on FREE REPUBLIC still don't understand that, and how the Electoral College reflects that.