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My best guess is that states which are solidly blue or red in Presidential elections do not have as much minority party turnout in the big cycles. Why go out and vote for Obama if you live in Mississippi, or Romney if you live in California? Those kinds of people are more energized when they are presented with local, winnable, elections and thus, will turn out to vote for a Senator/Rep/Governor where they would otherwise just sit at home and watch the other guy win their state.

This, for me, is the most compelling argument for getting rid of the Electoral College, though once Texas turns blue in ten or fifteen years, it's not going to matter very much because Republicans will never win a national election again once that happens.

That's a good theory tbh, it makes sense. If I lived in California, I sure as hell wouldn't bother voting for Romney, it's a waste of effort. In fact, even here in Britain, I live in a very conservative town, it's a safe seat for the Conservative MP so sometimes I just don't bother voting at all, it's a waste of time.

Once Texas turns blue it's game over yeah. I mean if Florida somehow stays blue, the Dems don't really need Texas at all, but if Texas turns blue, the Republicans will have to move to the centre-left basically and the United States will be like the United Kingdom.