[Thoro]

EC votes are determined by population. Again, I come back to the point that Bush won the popular vote by several million. Why, in this day and age, should we defer to the EC on this issue? A few hundred thousand votes the other way in Ohio and Kerry would have won -- notwithstanding the popular vote in favor of Bush.

You missed the point. I doublechecked my assumption, did some research, and believe I'm right about how the number of electoral votes each state has is determined. Representatives are determined by population, however, Senators are not. So in essence, regardless of your population, you only get two electoral votes for your senate representation, whether you're Alaska or New York. It's the equalizer clause that the founding fathers intended.

Getting rid of the electoral college would primarily be like subtracting two electoral votes from your state's influence in presidential elections.