02-19-2004, 12:53 PM
I don't know if the electoral college system really gives increased representation to the badlands. If I'm not mistaken those states lean pretty hard to the right, but it does not matter under the system whether 51% of them vote for the Republican or 99% (and if those states do go to the Democrat, chances are the election is a landslide anyway). So while their representation as states are disportionately big compared to their meager populations, as individual citizens I'd say their votes are not the most the significant. The states where an individual vote "counts more" under this system are actually the states (especially the populous ones) that are considered moderate when it comes to national politics.