Re: As far I can understand
People that bring up the issue of the popular vote fail to understand how and why the US political system works like it does. The electoral college was set up so as to check the influence of large population centres. Without it, the large (in terms of population) states could dominate over the rest, a situation that would've prevented the smaller states from agreeing to join the union in the first place.
The founding fathers were a lot smarter than many give them credit for today.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
