eagleye13 wrote:
A refresher for you, Peter;
E*******l College. A 39 second read (Well worth reading and passing along).
In their infinite wisdom, the United States' founders created the E*******l College to ensure the STATES were fairly represented. Why should one or two densely populated areas speak for the whole of the nation?
The following list of statistics has been making the rounds on the Internet. It should finally put an end to the argument as to why the E*******l College makes sense.
Do share this. It needs to be widely known and understood.
There are 3,141 counties in the United States.
T***p w*n 3,084 of them.
Clinton won 57.
There are 62 counties in New York State.
T***p w*n 46 of them.
Clinton won 16.
Clinton won the popular v**e by approx. 1.5 million v**es.
In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens)
Clinton received well over 2 million more v**es than Trump. (Clinton only won 4 of these counties; T***p w*n Richmond)
Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular v**e of the entire country.
These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles.
The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles.
When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the v**e of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national e******n.
Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, etc.) DO NOT and SHOULD NOT speak for the rest of our country!
But that 319 square miles are where the majority of our nation's problems foment.
Well worth the 39 seconds to read? Now please pass it on.
A refresher for you, Peter; br E*******l College. ... (
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