Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Why I Love the Electoral College, Garett Jones | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

Why I Love the Electoral College, Garett Jones | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty: "And that's great news for social peace.  We rarely hear too much about regional issues in the U.S. other than farmers vs. everyone else.  But if the presidency was decided by majority rule, I'm sure we'd hear a lot more about regional differences.  Could a presidential candidate get 75% of the votes in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida by promising broad-based Gulf Coast subsidies and a few other goodies?  Could a candidate get 85% of California's and New York's votes partly by offering housing subsidies for people facing high housing costs?  "

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