Absolutely it is the best system. Otherwise, NY, FL, CA, IL, and PA could choose the president, while the rest of the country would have to pay the bills.
Don’t forget Texas.
exactly! well said!
look at this map:
http://www.ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=42988
If we had a NPV, those blue zones (many are urban zones) would be your rulers...
***** Absolutely it is the best system. Otherwise, NY, FL, CA, IL, and PA could choose the president, while the rest of the country would have to pay the bills.*****
That’s the way I see it as well. The Presidential hopefuls could win Texas, New York, and California and their opponent would have to win virtually every other state. The hell with Utah, Montana, Colorado, Maine...who needs em.
Though it was initially put in place to insure “regional balance” and to assure that individual states have a proper say, today the most important aspect of the electoral college is that it forces candidates to campaign outside the big city media markets.
Were it not for the electoral college, Chicago, NYC, Los Angeles, San Fran, Seattle, Houston, etc., would be the only places choosing the president. You think they pay little attention to “fly-over country” now?... that vast region of our nation would be completely invisible to them.