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To: ManyMoose who wrote (67540)	5/21/2008 8:21:18 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) of 542836

>>The Electoral College is important because it ensures that smaller states get a portion of the attention from national politicians. << MM - As things stand, politicians pay much more attention to the states where a lot of electoral votes are at stake. If the president were to be elected by a majority of the popular vote, nationwide, then each voter in every state would have exactly the same influence on the outcome. That might make the candidates pay more attention to the voters in the smaller states. A candidate with widespread rural appeal might do very well against one who had only campaigned in a few big cities. - Allen

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