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Originally Posted by dalem
The EC weighting system ensures that the dense blocs mentioned above can be offset by the thinner blocs, however. Get rid of the EC and you guarantee that only 5 or 6 states will ever be considered by candidates.
-dale
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As a viable place to campaign?
The nature of the US's political divide means that it'd be more or less the same as always - Conservatives would still draw large support from rural areas nationwide (even in 'Blue States'), The South, The Midwest and Alaska.
Liberals would still dominate the West Coast, North East, Hawaii and Many Urban areas within 'Red States' - If you introduced popular vote the often very large minority who's votes are thrown out the window would get a direct say, instead of being an afterstat (and hey, Bush'd STILL be President
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A direct vote would be much more democratic.