A Presidential Election Based on a Popular Vote Would Be Absurd

1. "Some" is an extreme understatement. The Midwest has been a solid Republican stronghold for years now, And New England and the West Coast have been solid Democratic strongholds. Obviously the Electoral college has failed to prevent mob rule from taking over. 2. Your missing the point, The ratios do not matter. Like I said, If you won Wyoming you would not care, It hardly matters. If you won California you would be eccentric. Sure, The ratios of people per electoral vote is lower for smaller states, But haven't you considered the fact that if their population blew up out of no where their electoral vote to population ratio would go up? Even it did matter, All you are doing is digging yourself a hole. That just shows that a small majority can decide an election on the flip side. The ratios of people to votes also allow for the theft of Electoral votes from larger states that should receive them. Now my 3rd argument was actually invalid, So I apologize for that (But it is possible to redraft states so that they can be more democratic or republican, But that is just flat out unlikely), But I also explained why my opponent's counter argument to my 2nd argument was invalid, So we'd only have 1 thing to argue that he has as of now not addressed. So why not add 9 addition arguments eh? New Arguments 1. The Electoral college is a winner take all system, Which poorly represents what the people in the state want. If you are just 1 vote over the 50% mark, You win the entirety of the state's Electoral Votes. 2. Smaller states not only don't matter in the electoral college, But it also makes them frequently ignored in presidential runs since their votes matter so little. 3. Adding on to that, The Electoral college also makes room for swing states, Which get even more coverage compared to even the smaller states that still get visits, And makes them the most important because they are large and could go either way. 4. Adding even more on to that, Swing states become an issue. If a few million people at most could decide an election for over 300 million people, There is a huge issue that needs to be addressed. 5. And still adding more, You have to make your policies satisfactory for states, Not people. If I wanted to have a paper tax, But Florida didn't like that, I'd be screwed even if I had supporters in other states that are smaller. 5. The Electoral College allows for faithless Electors, Which is inherently wrong and shouldn't be a thing. 6. When a tie happens, The new congress picks the president. Tell me that's fair. 7. Adding more on that, If a state has a perfect split between the representatives of a state, Most likely that state would be deadlocked, And it would not count. That would be just as bad as not having your votes counted at all. 8. Third parties have no shot at the electoral college. With no Electoral college, Their supporters are not longer dependent on states but just voting for them. 9. Adding more on that, The Electoral College makes spoilers more of an issue. Look at the guy from Utah in 2016 for example. Sure, Hillary really had no shot winning the state, But he took potential votes from Hillary.