(November 9, 2016 at 12:53 pm)Crossless1 Wrote:(November 9, 2016 at 12:47 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: This. There literally was virtually no campaigning in this region. Saw a few political signs for Trump (who lost very badly here), but it was quite apparent that neither party really gave a shit about us or wanted to spend any $ here - again.
Yet we'll slavishly maintain the Electoral College because the Founders weren't just really bright guys working out a decent but flawed set of compromises but were inspired visionaries writing Holy Writ that we question at our peril.
And I'm not griping about the Electoral College because I'm disappointed by the election result. I've long thought it a vestige of our past we would do well to eliminate. If there is no prospect of getting big money out of the election system, then at least make the bastards fight for every vote in every damn state.
Yes, this is one of the reasons I despise the Electoral College and the straight party ticket voting.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.