From All Angles

[Dolly Llama]

But can you imagine if we did away with the Electoral College system and went to a popular vote? Candidates would fly right over the fly-over states, and campaign on the heavily populated coasts. And can you imagine if the number of Senators from each state was determined by population?

Well, it will never happen. Too many states have too much to lose. But it's interesting. States like Rhode Island and Nevada with their relatively dinky populations get two extra electoral votes just for being states. And California, with it's humongous population also gets two extra electoral votes. So if you're from a dinky state, your vote has more clout. And you get as many senators as the big states, too.