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Originally posted by gaijinda
The electoral college is a fine thing! ... It is a large country and should not be domminated by a few large blocks of voters, even if they were a majority. On region voting 70/30 on an issue should not dominate another voting 49/51.
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But, at least here in CA, that is exactly what the electoral college does do. CA
always goes Dem. in the presidential election, contributing all 54 electoral votes. It's a reliable goldmine.
Dem. candidates don't bother campaigning much here, and Rep. candidates don't either. It's set in stone.
So as a moderate (R) who's not voting for Kerry (and maybe not Bush either, but that's another topic), does my vote count? Nope. My voice has no chance of being heard in the presidential elections. Period.
The bloc of Democratic voters (analogous the "70/30" in your quote) is dominating the other votes. It's making my vote meaningless.
Get rid of the electoral college, and the candidates come back here, work for our votes, and the votes get counted for real. Sure Gore would have won. That's an awful thought, but I'd be willing to get through it just to see the system get fixed.