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No. Wy with a population of 550000 gets 3 EC votes which is the minimum any state should get. But ND with a population of 750,000 also gets 3 EC votes. So they are allocated on a range. So it doesn't matter you win ND with about 200,000 more votes you still get only 3EC votes. Wait it gets much worse, CA gets only 55 EC votes despite having a population of 35Million.

The senate has 2 seats no matter the population of the state. Fine,, senate was designed so the small state gets a voice at the table. But then why should a DIRECT ELECTING presidential election also skew the vote to the small WY over CA? A CA vote is literally worthless compared to a WY vote. CA is the largest state in the union but is the most disenfranchised in the union.

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What body decides on the allocation differentials between the states? How often is it realigned? Based on these numbers CA should have like 1,000 votes but honestly...I don't think 1 or 2 states should have all the power to decide our nation's presidency. People in North Dakota have just as much right to vote for a president and expect their vote to mean something as someone who lives in New York. Otherwise they're not part of a union but a tyranny.

Really what you're asking for cities to be the arbitrators of power. Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago would decide our fates. That's a lot of power resting only in the wealthy elites, in those mayors, and in rule by density.[/quote]
The poster that keeps comparing Wy with Cali, Cali has more EC votes proportionately than does Texas.[/quote]

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