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am_Unition · 1474 days ago · link · · parent · post: Will the Trump-Biden election disaster finally convince us to scrap the Electoral College?
Someone community-tagged this "no", lol. They are correct. One of the only things about the electoral college that I like is that the existence of swing states kinda forces presidential candidates into catering more to everyone along the political spectrum. At this moment in time, if America changed to popular vote, I'm not sure that democrat presidential nominees would even pretend to care about rural voters (hell, they wouldn't have to campaign at all, with the current disparity in the popular vote). I don't think that's a good thing. Still, I agree that this discussion is hella healthy. I'll seize any and all opportunities to point out how increasingly un-representative the GOP is.