It’s not the “popular” vote. It’s the vote.
And then there is that artifact of slavery, that original voter-suppression effort against the more-populous states, the Electoral College, which we celebrate today, and which results in a citizen’s vote for president in Wyoming counting 3-4 times as much (it is actually more disproportionate) as a vote in Massachusetts, New York, or California. Do I think, as some of the founders did, that direct presidential elections could lead one scary day to the majority electing a witless demagogue to the presidency? Uh, sure. But, now that we’ve seen how well that “check” works on the baser instincts of the electorate, how about we spare a thought for the fundamental injustice of taxation without representation?
The Wasteland lives! Long live the Wasteland!