Reply #20: I doubt it [View All]

[apnu]

first off, politicians are only seen on TV to 99% of the US population as another poster said here. And as a general election without the EC, everybody's vote will count no matter where they are. Population density doesn't matter. Do you honestly think that visiting Rhode Island is more than a ceremonial stop today? When was the last time that the small states were fought over for the EC votes? Didn't NH (or VT i can't remember) go red in 2000 and it didn't matter one bit thanks to FL's EC count. Under the EC small states don't matter. Under EC my vote doesn't matter because I live in a solid blue state.

I'm voting for Kerry, but it doesn't matter since my state is considered "safe" territory to Kerry and he's gonna take it anyway. So the motivation for me to vote is pretty low regardless of my political desires. I'm still voting for Kerry for the exercise of my civil rights and the distinct pleasure I'll have by not choosing Bush, but it's a meaningless act.

Getting rid of the EC, then my vote would always count and not when my state is a swing state. Getting rid of the EC means not counting the election by who won what state, but buy who won the total number of votes. Also the complaints that Alaska and HI have about not mattering because of timezones will be killed as well. Since Alaska and HI have never mattered in an election.