I explained the reasoning behind the electoral college and why a popular vote system is untenable especially on the national level. I also explained that this was the system devised after much debate by the Founding Fathers with the deliberate intent of preventing a "majority rules" government where the rights of the minority are perpetually suppressed. This is how our congressmen are elected, and it's how our president is elected. It's not a bug, it's a feature, and pointing this out is not an appeal to authority. Not even close.
Your response is to point out that states elect governors by popular vote, which is less a defense of the system and more an illustration of how flawed that system really is, especially in the larger states with more diversity. Perhaps states should consider an electoral system based on counties in order to produce a more representative government. I even presented a very good example of my own city where the popular vote system has allowed the Democrat party to maintain a stranglehold on this town for many, many years. Your only rebuttal is to unconvincingly claim that the popular vote system is somehow superior because it's "simple".
In short, the electoral college is working precisely as intended, and you're wanting to fix something that isn't broken just because it didn't produce the result you wanted in the last election. It's rather childish if you think about it.
Your response is to point out that states elect governors by popular vote, which is less a defense of the system and more an illustration of how flawed that system really is, especially in the larger states with more diversity. Perhaps states should consider an electoral system based on counties in order to produce a more representative government. I even presented a very good example of my own city where the popular vote system has allowed the Democrat party to maintain a stranglehold on this town for many, many years. Your only rebuttal is to unconvincingly claim that the popular vote system is somehow superior because it's "simple".
In short, the electoral college is working precisely as intended, and you're wanting to fix something that isn't broken just because it didn't produce the result you wanted in the last election. It's rather childish if you think about it.
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