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Originally Posted by pbaldy
In a similar fashion, that's what the Electoral College is, and why we have it instead of direct election of the President. It's an attempt to give smaller states more say (or at least to lessen their disadvantage). If one carried the Senate/Electoral College philosophy to the county level, you'd have that map.
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No, the Electoral College is based on the population of a state, much like the House of Representatives, rather then the Senate.
Thats why California gets 55 Electoral votes, and Nevada gets 4.