2016 Presidential Election Final Vote Tally
Hillary Clinton 65,844,610
Donald Trump 62,979,636
Others 7,804,213
Trump wins! Trump wins!
… WTF?
When we vote for, say, U.S. Senator, all of the votes in the state get counted, but not any from other states. It doesn’t matter which county or city your are in as long as you are a resident of the state. Ditto, for U.S. Representative: all votes within the district are counted. It doesn’t matter which county you are in or city.
So, explain to me why this is not so for the most important federal office of them all? Do not explain to me why the Electoral College at one time had merit, explain to me why it has merit now.
And, if you argue that the Electoral College has merit, should the concept not be applied to all federal offices?
