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Originally Posted by IllTestYourGirls
The federal government should have little power so it really should not matter. However, if you go to most votes win we would have Cali, NY and Texas picking all the presidents. Not a very good idea.
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It amazes me how little Americans usually know about their country.
The three states you mentioned, taken together, represent slightly over a quarter of the entire population of the US. In fact, the population of all of the states with over 10 million inhabitants taken together still represents less than half of the total population.
The electoral college does nothing whatsoever to make sure the smaller states get heard. All it does is make sure that presidential candidates spend most of their time campaigning in swing states and states where they are likely to win and need to get out the vote.
Basically, the electoral college makes sure that Obama won't be paying much attention to Texas. If you go with the most votes, candidates would have to try and get voters from all states, instead.