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Published: January 30th, 2012 08:58 AM
Last Modified: January 30th, 2012 08:58 AM
Some Alaska lawmakers think eliminating the U.S. Electoral College will have the effect of bringing more attention to Alaska from presidential candidates. Wrong, writes Tara Ross for the National Review Online.
Alaska will never receive as much attention as California in presidential campaigns, but such will be the case under any election system. The Electoral College does not eliminate this disparity, but it does minimize its severity. Can you imagine a vice presidential candidate hailing from Alaska in a world without the Electoral College?
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