Nichlemn
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« on: March 03, 2017, 03:22:30 AM » |
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Should France give electoral votes to each of its regions to elect its President? Should California give electoral votes to each of its counties to elect its Governor? If not, what makes the US federal government unique among all polities in the world that means an electoral college is optimal for it, but nowhere else?
(Basically, it's my view that there's an enormous status quo bias for why people justify the Electoral College. If it didn't exist, there would be absolutely zero push to change to it. I think the fact that every other election seems to work fine it without it is strong evidence that the US Presidency would be fine, too).
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