[Paleo Conservative]

"the introduction of cultural themes -- specifically gay marriage, abortion, the importance of the traditional family unit and the role of religion in public life -- quickly renders them almost irrelevant in terms of electoral politics at the national level."

Translation: These themes only work in the biggest cities. The Electoral College is biased against any political faction that is overly concentrated in a few states whether in a particular region or concentrated in highly populous states.

[youthgonewild]

Translation: These themes only work in the biggest cities. The Electoral College is biased against any political faction that is overly concentrated in a few states whether in a particular region or concentrated in highly populous states.

Conservatism in America would be toast without the Electoral College. We'd be in the second term of the Gore presidency and essentially a bigger Canada.