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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But if we went by the popular vote, candidates would just focus on the most highly populated states.[/quote]

And what's wrong with that?  Why should a vote in NH have more say than one in CA?[/quote]

Because our country is called United STATES of America, not California+.[/quote]

So United states of America - California is fine with you? The reality is 1 Million plus voters are disenfranchised. You are Ok with that? How are small state voters disenfranchised when their voters are counted in a popular vote democracy? The senate is created as a voice for the small states. How much more should small states need? CA should really get out of this union that takes everything from its revenue and innovation and in return disenfranchises it. [/quote]

How are they disenfranchised? They weren't denied their right to vote or the power of their vote within the system.

This argument about the popular vote is erroneous.

No one can know what the popular vote would have been had the rules of winning the election been one to win the popular vote. Both candidates played the system that was in effect when the election took place.

It would be like saying the Carolina Panthers should have won the Super Bowl because the game should have been decided by time of possession or number of first downs instead of points. Both teams knew the rules of what it took to win when they engaged in the game. If the objective was different than winning required the most points, then the game would have been played very differently.

The same is true of the election. All this speculation about the popular vote is meaningless considering the President is not elected by popular vote. [/quote]

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