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Originally posted by phigamucsb
The electoral college exists in order to prevent candidates from disinfranchising most of the states in the U.S. With a large portion of America living in metropolitan areas candidates would not need to pay attention to the needs of people in small states such as, RI or ME. They could focus solely on these metropolitan areas promising entitlements, which in essence would be buying votes. It's the diversity of the different regions in America that make us such a great country, the electoral college ensures we pay attention to each state.
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People in Colorado who are against the amendment like to point out that if we split our nine electoral votes into what effectively amounts to one (since under the new system the winner would most likely get five and the loser four), candidates won't come to Colorado or "pay attention" to us.
I say bring it. I'm sick of the ads and the hype surrounding the candidates' visits to the state. To me, visits mean nothing but butt kissing and don't amount to anything substantive at all. I also don't agree with the fact that under the current system, nearly half the votes from the state effectively aren't counted at all. That seems unfair, and I don't just say that because I think Bush will take Colorado. It just doesn't make sense to me.