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Originally posted by RatedG²
That's not the reason at all. The reason we have the electoral college system is because it was supposed to prevent corruption/special interests groups from having too much power so it was divvied up between the states. It also gave the smaller states a voice. There's a reason we have it and I'm glad for it
You're right about it not being perfect and it messes up from time to time, the most recent example being in 2000
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The electoral college is still obsolete. It has failed to prevent corruption, in fact I would argue it exacerbates it. There are many unintended consequences, such as a few swing states getting more attention, e.g. Ohio and Florida. Thus, it has done the opposite of divvied up power/attention between the states. It has concentrated it in a few states.
I would argue that geographical and state differences matter much less. For example, poor black people have more in common with poor black people across state lines, than they do with their rich neighbors. Thus, a lot of the black vote is drowned out by the white majority in their states, i.e. the deep south.
EDIT: However, the electoral college is NOT responsible for the two party (dominant) system. That is because of winner-take all politics.
keep them pressed King!