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Originally Posted by Brian
However, if it were strictly popular vote, all the campaigning would be done in big cities. There would be no need to offer a platform amenable to a broad spectrum.
The EC isn't perfect, but I prefer it to the alternative.
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I don't necessarily have a problem with most of the campaigning being done in big cities--that's where more of the citizens are. Now it's often focused on bizarre places.
Similarly, the platform is currently targeted towards special interests in battleground states. Consistently Republican or Democratic states are essentially ignored.
The biggest argument for the popular system is exactly what started this thread--voter turnout. I'm going to the polls only out of obligation. My vote will not count, and to tell you the truth, if I have any sort of conflict, I probably won't vote. If I knew my vote were counting, the impetus to vote would be stronger.