> > By the rules of the electoral college,  a rural
> > voter has more pull than an urban voter.
> 
> >...<
> 
> Thanks for the explanation!  I can see how this was 
> useful when it was set up, but with today's communications
> as far as I can see the only benefit is to the politicians, 
> so that they can concentrate on the undecideds,
> rather than having to deal with the whole country!
> 
> Personally, I think the system we have (basically I 
> get one vote which even if it goes my way decides
> everything the Government does for the next 5 years)
> is a terribly unrepresentative thing to call democracy...

OTOH, when you look at what happens with direct
democracy (for example, referendum voting in California),
the results can be just as bad...

Mike H.

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