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That, right there, shows what is wrong with your system. That you can even say that paints the US in a bad light.

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My father used to say that the Electoral College was created because the Founding Fathers didn't believe We, the People were smart enough to elect George Washington on their own.

It is, indeed, a ridiculous, antiquated and frustrating system. I've lived in Connecticut for more than 30 years, and for a good portion of that, I thought of myself as a Republican* and it was most annoying to know my "one man, one vote" meant nothing, since the state always went Democratic. In 28 years as an American citizen my vote has counted only twice, both times for Barack Obama. And that only because I was voting with the majority.

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* They finally wore me down. When I moved into this house, I registered as an Independent.