I personally don't have a problem with the Electoral College per se, but would like to see its vote distributions change from an all-or-nothing standpoint. The way this currently sits, it places those large counties in charge of the rest of us already!

Two other changes I would like to see with regard to elections:

1. Repeal of the 17th Amendment and revert Senate Elections back to State Legislatures rather than popular vote.
2. Campaign finance laws that dictate one can not donate money to a politician not within one's jurisdiction. Anyone would be able to donate to a Presidential election, but only members of a state would be able to donate toward a Representative or Senatorial election.

It really doesnt matter if there is an electoral college or not. The whole presidential election is pretty much irrelevant anyway. The president is a puppet put in there through the contributions of crony capitalists who expect payback if he is elected. Ayn Rand is right- politics is way down the line and the result of philosophical choices. Does it really matter which party the president is from. Nixon was republican and pulled out the underpinnings of the dollar by taking us off the gold standard. Reagan introduced more deficit spending than anyone up to that time. Bush got us into a dumb Iraq war, followed by the second Bush expanding the war into Afghanistan also. Obama is a real trip of course, spending us into oblivion and taking whatever foreign affairs respect we once had and tossing it out. We are headed to the end game of socialism at this point, and thats that. Any return to private property and individual rights will require a complete collapse before enough people will see where socialism ends up and change their thinking.

Thanks for the post, freedomforall. If you want the comprehensive authority book on where to be (and not be) when the SHTF I reccomend "Strategic Relocation" by Joel Skousen. A must-have resource for anyone who wants to create their own private Gulch!

Great Post. I wish we could have a forum with our Founding Fathers on todays elections...I would love to hear the take from Franklin, Jefferson and Adams in Particular.

Thanks for this. It's good to have a refresher course on these issues. I agree that the Electoral College exists for a reason, and too many people oppose the EC without realizing what problems it is intended to solve.

Well, the part about only certain, high-populated
places could work their will makes sense. But I
don't believe all the "climate change" propaganda.

There are some exceptions to this theme. The internal demographics of a State is also important. My State of Nevada has horrendously distorted demographics with almost all the population concentrated in the Las Vegas and the Reno-Carson area. And the rampant explosion of these populations have come from elsewhere - quite a mix politically. The balance between R vs D usually leans to the D side, but often can be close.

Where I am in the State in far northeastern Nevada is one of the nations largest and relatively unpopulated counties - Elko County. But it actually can serve as a tipping balance when the rest of the State is a wash. Elko County is a traditional conservative stronghold and is therefore an important, but rural swing area for a candidate to visit.

In 2008, during the campaign trail, I was living out by the end of the runway of the Elko Airport and personally witnessed Obubbleheads jetliner coming in to attempt to sway that balance in the D's favor. And apparently successful.

A notable low point in my life.

I still remember Al Gore complaining, "I won the popular vote."
But what the hell? We're now nearing the smelly rear of 8 years under Presidebt O'Pinocchio.
I hope.

I think it is a reach to suggest that a candidate would spend 100% the time in the heavily populated areas. Also, one must consider that currently the Republican nominee spends little or no time in New York or California since 100% of their electoral votes are destined for the Democrat candidate.

You'll have no argument from me about that map. The whole idea was to make sure the President would be more than the chief instigator (I do not dignify such a person with the term "leader") of a mob.

That's all Barack Obama is: a riot inciter. Not a leader. The Electoral College picks leaders.

This is confusing because the electoral college is by state and his population map is by county.

Also, I couldn't tell if the end was a parody: "I personally am hoping that the climate change stuff is all just propaganda put out there by Godless liberals who want to weaken America for the UN-lead introduction of sharia law, and not a real thing."