A few times, even in the last election, the popular vote did not match the election outcome.
>In contrast, with a pure popular vote count, a few metropolitan areas could outvote the entire rest of the country. Would it be fair for NYC and LA to decide against the wishes of the rest of the nation? What do you think about this?
I think that's totally fair, the federal government should be mainly concerned about issues both affecting those in and outside the city.
>So what is it that you think that I think it achieves which it actually does not? I feel like you're jumping to conclusions about what I think.
No but I doubt that "limiting the ability of large population centers to overwhelm the rest of the country" is something worthwhile to worry about at federal levels in a federated state.
>In contrast, with a pure popular vote count, a few metropolitan areas could outvote the entire rest of the country. Would it be fair for NYC and LA to decide against the wishes of the rest of the nation? What do you think about this?
I think that's totally fair, the federal government should be mainly concerned about issues both affecting those in and outside the city.
>So what is it that you think that I think it achieves which it actually does not? I feel like you're jumping to conclusions about what I think.
No but I doubt that "limiting the ability of large population centers to overwhelm the rest of the country" is something worthwhile to worry about at federal levels in a federated state.