A survey of 800 Massachusetts voters conducted on May 2324, 2010 showed 72% overall support for the idea that the President of the United States should be the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states.
Voters were asked
‘How do you think we should elect the President: Should it be the candidate who gets the most votes in all 50 states, or the current electoral college system?’
By political affiliation, support for a national popular vote was 86% among Democrats, 54% among Republicans, and 68% among others. By gender, support was 85% among women and 60% among men. By age, support was 85% among 18-29 year olds, 75% among 30-45 year olds, 69% among 46-65 year olds, and 72% for those older than 65.
http://nationalpopularvote.com/
A whole 800 polled? That many? So what.
The entire PEOPLE must vote for any such change
(except when their vote is usurped by the DNC
or SJC or the MGC or other corrupted groups).
By doing so:
1. the population of smaller states would
be completely disenfranchised by states with large
metropolis populations.
It is important politically, constitutionally and
electorally to balance the federal and national aspects of
the of the Federal Government.
As a federation, the U.S. system is a mixture of political
equals of the states. It is necessary that the smaller states are not
disenfranchised by the larger ones like New York and
California
2. Democrats control more populous states, which have tended historically to vote Democrat.
3. On all three occasions that the electoral vote winner and
popular vote winner has been different, the Republican
party won the election.
This is not because the Electoral College favors the Republican
party but the smaller states tend to vote more conservatively.
4. By abolishing the Electoral College the smaller states
would not only lose representation but would be taxed and controlled more heavily
and the benefits would be returned to the Larger populated ones to retain
their votes.
5. It's a Republic, If you can keep it.
By abolishing the Electoral College the Federal Government
would be further transformed from a Republic to a Democratic mob rule.
"The balance between small and large states, slavery, and
the perceived dangers of direct democracy."
Alexander Hamilton, argued that while it might not be
perfect, it was “at least excellent.”
The Mode of Electing the President
From the New York Packet.
Friday, March 14, 1788.
HAMILTON
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed68.asp
The Federalist No. 39
Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles
Independent Journal
Wednesday, January 16, 1788
James Madison
http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa39.htm