[DoughtyOne]

Thank you for the election county vote map.

As it turns out, I was wrong wasn’t I. It didn’t come out like the popular vote at all. That made sense to me when I predicted it, but I was way off.

I agree with the Electoral College the way it is. I don’t want large states to be able to run roughshod over small states, but there has to be some balance to this.

Should a county with a population of 5,000 have as much clout as the county that has New York or Los Angeles in it? That wouldn’t be reasoned. We have hundreds of counties like that.

The electoral college apportions one elector per each representative’s district. Each district has 710,767 residents. They are reapportioned after each ten year census. In about four years, we’ll see the populace jump to a higher population figure for each district.

As it turns out, the Electoral College does it’s job. In this election you had places like Los Angeles and New York over-ruled by many other congressional districts.

I think our Founders had it right. More folks might agree with you though.

https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-08.pdf

[so_real]

There is definitely room for a debate. You asked if a small population county should have as much clout as a large population county. I would argue that it should, lest it be subjugated by the hive mentality of highly metropolitan areas. A population held together in close proximity becomes less individual and more communal. It assumes a hive mind. And I believe each hive should only possess a single vote rather than allowing the larger hives to rule over the smaller ones. After all, the wants and needs of a small community differ significantly from that of a large community; but each community places equal value in their wants and needs. I've defended the electoral college for as long as I've understood it. But I confess I do grow weary of the re-districting games (have you seen how district maps have been legally yet ridiculously contrived to produce a desired outcome?), and that a significant portion of the nation is "fly over country" because their states electors really have no bearing in the ultimate outcome.

[little jeremiah]

I agree with you 100%. No political or governance system is perfect, because humans aren’t perfect. Which ever system is less pliable for corruption is best.