Thoughts on the electoral college?

@Roadsterrider In reality, not really.

@QuixoticSoul I would say that in 2016, it proved that just a few population centers couldn't drive the election for Hillary, when you look at a map of counties, there are a few blue dots. The rest of the country voted for Trump. I am sure that in a few months the same kind of map will show Biden with a much wider margin that Hillary had of the country, not just Philly, Chicago and LA. Popular vote is just mob rule. The whole country is better led by the electoral college driven by the popular vote.

@Roadsterrider Probably not, tbh, the same situation happens every year.

@QuixoticSoul Pretty much any major city you look at will be blue. One state may have some weird anomaly but the country as a whole is different. Clinton won the popular vote but lost the whole country except for a few cities. Biden's message struck a chord with more of the country and it will reflect in the electoral vote as it reflects with the popular vote. Personally I think it was a mistake but it is what it is. Barring any major case of fraudulent voting, Biden will be the guy come January and while I may not like his policy, that is what we have.

@Roadsterrider 4/5ths of the population is urban, so that population is going to be dominant in nearly every state. But people aren't monolithic, and elections are won on margins.

@QuixoticSoul I would mostly agree with that except that if it weren't for the electoral college, sparsely populated areas would have no say in the matter, they just aren't a big enough part of the population as you point out, Alaska has 3 electoral votes, they have to be heard to extend those votes. Winning 10 small states gives more electoral votes than winning 1 of the bigger states, it gives those less populated states more of a voice.