Small: the Electoral College matters to minorities

The Electoral College matters to minorities By Jonathan Small Rather than have a nationwide popular vote, the United States chooses its president through the Electoral College with the outcome tied to multiple state-level elections. This system ensures voters in smaller states like Oklahoma are still prized by presidential candidates. But it has also ensured minority groups of all types can wield greater influence even as consensus-building is incentivized. The Electoral College’s benefit has accrued not only to those interested in specific issues—such as pro-life voters or environmentalists—but to racial minorities as well. Consider this. In the last presidential election, roughly 130 million people voted. Roughly 35 million votes were cast by racial minorities. If we eliminated the Electoral College and chose the president based solely on popular vote, the president could be selected solely by white people. But in the state elections that ultimately choose the president through the Electoral College, black voters represent a key share of the voting population and have greater sway. Read more » by Jamison Faught - September 15, 2020 at 11:18PM

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