Somehow you have this false idea that we are a democracy, we are not. We are a Constitutional Republic. Hence the Electoral College. The College exists to ensure that each state within the Republic has an equal say in the election of the President. Without the Electoral College, the smaller states within the union would lose their voice in the electing of the President. The electoral college ensures that a candidate for President pays attention to all the states. This enables the rural, suburban and urban to all have equal say in the election. Just look at the election maps, time and again, democrats win in the urban areas, while republicans win in the rural. The electoral college is often misunderstood, but it does ensure that everyone's vote counts equally.

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