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These pictures show just how important the electoral college is. To allow the popular vote to have sway, only the large cities would get what they want. To take only land-mass into account, those in the large cities would largely be ignored. The electoral college seeks to find the middle road, giving everyone some power.
In my opinion, though, it is wrong for those who do not vote for the winning candidate in their state to have no say in the final results. I support changing the system as is proposed in Colorado, but unfortunately this won't happen one state at a time. It would take power away from their state because winning the whole state would only be worth 2 EVs. It would have to be agreed upon by all states at once.
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