Reply #5: states shouldn't matter

[doubleplusgood]

...nor should any artificial geographical lines on a map. Only votes should matter. For those who think the electoral college guarantees smaller states presidential attention, you only have to look at "safe" GOP states like Utah, Idaho, Alabama, etc. to realize that neither the GOP or the Dems are going to put too much effort there. Abolishing the electoral college would guarantee that the Dems (and Repubs)would spend more funds campaigning in states that they had no chance of winning, in order to get more votes in the national total. That's what counts.

And, if the electoral college is such a neat idea, then why not do it for statewide offices too ? Require that U.S. senators win majority "electors" from all counties/legislative districts in a state. Or just do away with direct voting for U.S. Senate. Oh, wait, isn't that what Alan Keyes wants to do ?