[justlurking]

Oh, and I forgot to add:

The difference between the Electoral College vote and the popular vote is a sign the EC is working exactly as designed. This is something that every Republican should be repeating.

The Founding Fathers designed the EC (and Congress) to ensure the most populous states couldn't overwhelm the smaller states. The President-elect must build a coalition of states, rather than simply campaigning for the votes of the most people.

This affects both campaign strategy and policy. So even if you are in a deep red or deep blue state, your vote does count by affecting policy.

[Always A Marine]

The difference between the Electoral College vote and the popular vote is a sign the EC is working exactly as designed. This is something that every Republican should be repeating. The Founding Fathers designed the EC (and Congress) to ensure the most populous states couldn't overwhelm the smaller states. The President-elect must build a coalition of states, rather than simply campaigning for the votes of the most people.

Hear! Hear! Very well said and spot on!

[Nifster]

Precisely

Large population areas must not dictate to the rest of the country. Our founders understood it perfectly

[SamAdams76]

The President-elect must build a coalition of states, rather than simply campaigning for the votes of the most people.

Yes. Another way of putting it is that if we elected president by a direct popular vote, all the campaigning would be done in NYC, Chicago and LA. All campaign platforms would be tailored just to the interests of the big cities. The rest of the country might as well not even exist and nobody would care about the corn farmers in Iowa or the coal miners in West Virginia.