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In reply to the discussion: This PERFECTLY Illustrates How INSANE The Electoral College Concept Is! [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)If you live in a solidly red or blue state, you have essentially zero say in the Presidential election. The only way your vote matters is if the country is close enough that the result turns on your state, and your state is close enough that its result turns on your vote -- but those two conditions are inconsistent. In a normal election, if California is at all close it means a major Republican wave, meaning that the Republican candidate is probably well over 300 electoral votes before the polls even close in California. If Wyoming is at all close, the Democrats are romping.
This factor is more important than the mathematical ratio of electoral votes to population. A vote in New Hampshire (even ignoring its important primary) counts more than one in Wyoming. A vote in Florida counts more than one in California. In fact, a vote in Florida counts more than one in Wyoming, whatever the mathematical ratio tells you.