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SeaDoo77

(540 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 11:11 AM Jan 2018

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Electoral College Vote In Wyoming Worth 3.6 Times As Much As In California [View all]

Electoral votes should be distributed by population. Letting low population states have 3.6 times the power of another state is idiotic.

Not democratic.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-petrocelli/its-time-to-end-the-electoral-college_b_12891764.html

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Electoral College Vote In Wyoming Worth 3.6 Times As Much As In California [View all] SeaDoo77 Jan 2018 OP

Agree. But the counter argument is that is keeps a few large states -- that might be warped -- Hoyt Jan 2018 #1

Whenever I hear this argument... genxlib Jan 2018 #4

Depends on who is wielding power. A bunch o Texas like White Wing states could be a problem. Hoyt Jan 2018 #7

My response to my co workers who constantly says that is.. sarah FAILIN Jan 2018 #10

I wish enough progressives would move to Wyoming and take it over crazycatlady Jan 2018 #2

You first. Control-Z Jan 2018 #6

Just give Dump another 10 months. roamer65 Jan 2018 #11

Absolutely! Sophia4 Jan 2018 #3

Be careful.. sarah FAILIN Jan 2018 #9

To be fair, cattle are only counted Three-Fifths when determining Wyoming's total population Brother Buzz Jan 2018 #5

And sheep? ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #13

Do you know Wyoming sheepherders wear Wellington boots? Brother Buzz Jan 2018 #14

I'm not surprised that you guys have similar jokes to us Aussies. SwissTony Jan 2018 #15

Actually I heard the joke from a Kiwi Brother Buzz Jan 2018 #17

We are a union of states- it's in the name, fer fuck's sake X_Digger Jan 2018 #8

There you go, thus our current predicament davekriss Jan 2018 #12

WY 258,788 votes, CA 14,237,884 L. Coyote Jan 2018 #16

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