Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Direct election, not the Electoral College, represents the views, values and interests of voters

Our ongoing review of the origins and rationales that undergird the Electoral College reveals a central point that cannot be ignored. The disturbing vice of the Electoral College, as we have seen, is that it undermines our political system by providing presidential candidates with an incentive to visit competitive states, particularly large competitive states, at the expense of small states.

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