Former Massachusetts Governor and Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Dukakis is now lobbying to do away with the Electoral College system of electing the U.S. President and switching it with a straight tally of the popular vote. Will the Electoral College system soon give way to a simple counting of popular votes? Should the Electoral College system be replaced?
Sorry Mr. Dukakis, I don't see that happening. Indeed, I'm having a difficult time understanding your argument about how " a national popular vote would help a smaller state like Massachusetts have a bigger impact on presidential politics." Wouldn't a national popular vote have the opposite effect since it would encourage candidates to campaign only in the most populous states like California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Ohio and Florida, and ignore smaller states like New Hampshire and Iowa?
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