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Originally posted by wludavid
....Partisan politics aside, do you honestly believe the electoral college is the way we should still be electing our presidents?
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Absolutely!! I trust the guys who started this country far more than I trust the jackals in either political party or the bribes - oops "campaign contributions" that bought - oops "supported" them. Direct election magnifies the power of concentrated populations and penalizes rural areas. Jefferson,
et. al., weren't dumb.
Proportioning the electoral votes according to the state's voting percentages -- that's a different question, and something I would support since it maintains the fundamental principles inherent in the electoral college. Delivering all the electoral votes to the winner of the state is not something I would support as it is not consistent with the principles of the electoral college system and only serves to enhance the power of the two principal parties and penalizes any opportunity for any other alternative to emerge.