The Electoral College Discriminates Against Hispanics and Asians (opens in new tab)

as americans shouldn't we all want the same things regardless of race, ethnicity or any other form of "identity"? so in theory these things should not matter, should they?

It's not incidental that they don't live in every state in equal proportion. That's a result of policy instituted by systems that, surprise, surprise have been racist for centuries. When exactly did the electoral college stop being a way to give an outsize influence to the rural white vote? That's always been it's purpose.

If you examine the historical evidence, the common reason given for the electoral college, that the founding fathers feared a demagogue, has scant evidence in its favor save for a little bit of rhetoric here and there while the constitution was being framed. The reason that is far more substantiated and coherent with the rest of the politics of the time is that the electoral college protected the influence of white landowners in states that depended on slavery.

Race in American politics is not some fucking trend. Like really? That's what you're going to go with?

Well, we just had an article that facts don't change people's minds. The fact is that, in the presidential race, a black vote is worth 92% of a white vote, an hispanic vote 75% and an asian vote 59%. You can try to hand wave it away, but facts are facts: there is racial disparity in presidential votes due to the electoral college. And yes, that is an uncomfortable fact for non-racists.

Of course it isn't as bad as the raw state to state disparity: 3.6:1 for votes cast in Wyoming vs California. I'm not sure how they got "voter power index" because it seems like Wyoming would obviously have the most voting power.

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