This editorial accuses Democrats of "rank partisanship" while writing, with a straight face, about "New York and California imposing their will on the rest of the country." I guess it's okay if smaller states impose *their* will on the rest of the country.https://twitter.com/jackfowler/status/1108382114054066176 …
The key thing the EC does is prevent lopsided majorities in a handful of states from swamping mainstream opinion in the rest of the country. I used some examples like 1860 yesterdayhttps://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1108032041432563712 …
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I'm obviously glad Lincoln won, but I'm not sure how one defines mainstream in a way that doesn't include the majority of the popular vote. Under the Electoral College, we've had results to love, and results to love much less. One result doesn't justify the system for eternity.
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My broader point was about not just Lincoln but the old Solid South's lopsided margins. You still have to win the pop vote state by state. Trump, for example, won 7 of the 10 largest states, and that made the difference compared to Romney or McCain.
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