Quote:The Electoral College:
 
Our Founders in their infinite wisdom created the
Electoral College to ensure the STATES were fairly
represented. Why should any 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 and it should finally put an
end to the argument as to why the Electoral College
makes sense!!
  
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 there 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.
 
To sum it up; Large, densely populated Democratic cities
(NYC, Chicago , LA , etc.) don’t and shouldn’t speak for the
rest of our country.