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Hoyt

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

Reply to SeaDoo77 (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 11:20 AM

Jan 2018

from imposing their will on the rest of the country. There is some logic in that, but clearly we would have been better off in 2016 without the electoral college. The key is to get out the vote where the EC is irrelevant.

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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