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by stevenwoo
2955 days ago
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Although comforting, the having a majority of the votes is a misleading metric in some ways, the electoral college is skewed so that voters in states with lower population have more power so each vote is not equal. This effect carries over to the Senate where a similar outcome with lower population states having more power so one person's vote is more powerful depending upon their geographic location. |
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In some ways, perhaps, but not when the question is whether the actions of the person elected can, based on the election results, be taken as proof that the voters collectively have zero concern for an issue.
> the electoral college is skewed so that voters in states with lower population have more power so each vote is not equal.
True.
> This effect carries over to the Senate
No, it's a carryover from the Senate: electoral college representation is identical by state to Congressional representation in both houses combined.