Populist or populous? This gent needs an editor.
Y You're correct, he should have used populous, not populist.
Thus, if America would change to the popular vote, presidential candidates would only need to campaign in a few of the more populous states to win, leaving the rest of America voiceless.
“The adoption of the 17th Amendment destroyed one of the Founders’ initial checks on an excessive federal government by destroying the states’ veto power over the federal government — by electing their U.S. senators with a popular vote.”
I don’t understand that. Could someone help me with an explanation?