In their infinite wisdom, the
United States’ founders created the Electoral College to ensure the STATES were
fairly represented. Why should one or two densely populated areas speak for the
whole of the nation?
The following list of
statistics has been making the rounds on the Internet. It should finally put an
end to the argument as to why the Electoral College makes sense.
Do share this.
It needs to be widely known and understood.
There are
3,141 counties in the United States.
Trump won
3,084 of them.
Clinton won
57.
There are 62 counties in New
York State.
Trump won 46 of them.
Clinton won 16.
Clinton won the popular vote
by approximately 1.5 million votes.
In the 5 counties that
encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens) Clinton
received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. (Clinton only won 4 of
these counties; Trump won Richmond)
Therefore these 5 counties
alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire
country.
These 5 counties comprise 319
square miles.
The United States is
comprised of 3,797,000 square miles.
When you have a country that
encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous
to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles
should dictate the outcome of a national election.
Large, densely populated
Democrat cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, etc.) DO NOT, and SHOULD NOT speak for the
rest of our country!
But that 319 square miles are
where the majority of our nation’s problems foment.
Well worth the
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