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I'm gonna blather about something that is bugging the heck out of me, and which I feel strongly about. It is inspired by the current howling over 'popular vote' in the Democratic party, but this post is not about that (though I'm sure by the time I'm done you'll be able to guess my feelings on it). I'm going to defend the Electoral College. Because, quite honestly, the movement towards dissing the EC and pitching the 'popular vote' in this country and the idea that it is somehow more fair, or more democratic scares the shit out of me. It's not. It sounds nice. On the surface it is a lovely argument that appeals to the egalitarian in all of us 'one man, one vote'. In reality it doesn't work that way, and the current flaws in the Electoral College are, in fact, directly related to priveleging, you guessed it, raw popular vote totals as a valid metric. Chances are you are staring at me right now going, "Has Eunice lost her damn mind?" I haven't. Long winded explanation behind the cut:

( Every vote matters, except when some votes matter more than others )