In the history of our country, 4 presidents took office while their opponent won the popular votes.
Two of these were in the 18th century, two in this century.
In 2000 and 2016 the selfish, greedy, and mostly under-educated have ruled, and done untold damage to our country, and most alarming, our freedoms. Result, two of the longest, most expensive wars that we ended up simply withdrawing from, and the complete cluster fuck that is currently going on. Had enough?
The rural state voters have more power with their vote than the majority of people. The Electoral College, and the Senate provide them with an advantage that endangers our country and our freedoms.
When a voter in Wyoming casts their ballot for president, they are
effectively stuffing the ballot box with four ballots as compared to a voter in California.
Worst case: a candidate could win the Electoral College while winning only 22.16% of the popular vote due to this imbalance.
The imbalance in the Senate is even more extreme.
- A senator from California represents almost 20,000,000 people.
- A senator from Wyoming represents only 250,000 people.
Effectively a person in Wyoming has 80 times more say, through their Senator, than a person in California.