Without the EC, Trump would have probably campaigned in California and New York, picking up maybe another million votes. The results may not have pleased Hillary.
“Without the EC, Trump would have probably campaigned in California and New York, picking up maybe another million votes. The results may not have pleased Hillary.”
Every candidate knows that the Presidency is won via the EC. They structure their campaign appearances and advertising (and positions) based on winning 270, NOT based on winning the national popular vote.
If the criteria was changed to popular vote, then the campaigns would change how and where they put their efforts, and you’d wind up with different results.
Thus, I don’t buy into this crap from lieberals - the race is to 270 EVs, NOTHING ELSE. Everyone knows the rules going in, because they haven’t changes since long before all of us were born.