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Originally Posted by ice4277
I think the smaller, less populated areas deserve a say, though. The breadbasket of the country is just as important as New York or L.A., but would its voice would be drowned out in a direct election. In a vaccum, direct election would be the only way to go, but in a country so vast and diverse as ours, the electoral college seems to balance our needs quite nicely IMO.
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Congress is the main lawmaking body in the US. The underpopulated "bread basket" of America is still appropriately represented there, regardless of the means of presidential election.