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Maine Took the US One Giant Step Toward More Democratic Elections
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It doesn't fuck over the people of Maine. The pact only goes into effect once a controlling majority of electoral votes are pledged to the plan. Once that happens, the electoral college is functionally eliminated, and the President will only ever be the winner of the popular vote.
Technically the electoral college isn't eliminated, it just makes it so the votes go the the winner of the popular vote and not the gerrymandering. This would put every state on an equal footing and no more red state/blue state nonsense. People disillusioned by the current system can begin to feel like their vote "actually counts", and maybe drive more people to actually participate in elections "where every vote counts".
EDIT - Sorry themeatbridge, we are saying the same thing. I read your reply quick and thought you stated it was eliminated, not just functionally eliminated which is a big distinction that would require a lot more effort.
Functionally eliminated isn't the same thing as eliminated.
No gerrymandering affecting the presidential election sounds nice, still though