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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (81226)	10/11/2011 10:03:22 AM
From: Ilaine	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218740

You're right that the bigger states have proportionately bigger votes in the Electoral College, so they do have more power than the littler states. But if the US directly elected the President then all it would take would be an absolute majority, and the President would be elected by the population of big cities, which tend to vote left. The smaller states (in size of population, not necessarily area) are more rural, more conservative, and tend to vote right. Some states, e.g., Pennsylvania, have both a big urban population and a big rural population and tend to swing back and forth. So, I did misspeak. What I meant to say is that without direct election, big cities can't push their own agenda. Presidents need to appeal to the center to win.