Would YOUR "Popular Vote" Even Count?

Many liberals and several Democrats running for President of the United States are pushing to eliminate the Electoral College because they believe, erroneously, that it cost them the election in 2016. But what would that actually do?

I have written extensively on  the reason and need for the EC, so I won't be redundant here. What this article will focus on is just one thing - if the EC is eliminated, voters in 29 states could no longer be represented - their own "popular votes" simply would be erased. How, you might ask?

California has 39.6 million people, while Wyoming only has 577,000.  In fact, 12 states have more than half the entire population of the country. That means 12 states can choose our leader, and the voters in many other states simply have their votes set aside. And just 5 states, all "blue" states, have one-third of all voters.

The votes in 15 less populated states would be nullified by California, alone. The votes in 6 more states would be voided by New York, alone. Six more nullified by Florida, and 4 states nullified by Massachusetts. Just 4 states could conceivably choose the President. We would no longer be a Republic with a representative government.

If the Electoral College is eliminated, voters in at least 21 states could have their votes sidelined, and voters in 8 additional states could also be in jeopardy.

And, since 12 states could choose our leader, why would candidates even bother to campaign in any of the lesser states? Just campaign in 12 and win elections.

If the Electoral College is eliminated and you live in any of these states, your vote could become meaningless:

SC, AL, CO, LA, KY, CT, OK, OR, NV, UT, KS, AR, IA, MS, WV, NE, RI, ME, NH, ID, HI, MT, WY, ND, SD, VT, DE, DC, AK

And that disparity is exactly why the Founding Fathers created the Electoral College - to insure that the votes in EVERY state are counted.