Reply #27: The electoral college is part of the problem [View All]

[ckdexter]

People who aren't in battleground states believe, with good reason, that their vote doesn't count.

I think the electoral college is in part responsible for the (false) sentiment that there's no difference between the parties, so why bother voting. There often aren't enough differences between candidates because both parties pander to the moderates, since it's moderates in both parties that dominate in each state. Those who'd support real change are too spread out across the country to influence the direction of the parties, and that's the reason for their near convergence.