So now I don't get a vote?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Jazzman

Different, but more important? Because a farmer's vote carrying more weight (through a skewed Electorate system) than a city dweller's vote is putting more importance on his opinions than the city dweller. How can that be democratic?

Who ever said we live in a democracy?

The point of the electoral college is that without it, those in sparsely populated areas have no voice. If a candidate can get 51% of the popular vote by catering only to the largest population centers, they will.

I don't know that I have a completely clear opinion on the matter myself, but mostly I fall with Alex on this. The current system isn't particularly effective as it has mostly shifted where the disproportionate representation is rather than mitigated it. But I think the solution is to fix the system, not do away with it. I just don't have a particularly good idea as to how to fix it.