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[–] [email protected] 17 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Kind of?

The electoral college is no longer functioning as designed, and so voters in certain less populated areas have slightly more weight per vote than those in heavily populated areas. Only because the number of districts was artificially capped. So some districts have more people than several states do.

States also get two bonus votes for some reason.

The argument was that if someone posed a genuine threat to democracy and had a chance at winning the popular vote, the delegates could step in and vote for someone else.

A consequence of that, is that exactly the opposite can happen too.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

slightly more weight per vote

Wyoming citizens count three times as much as California citizens

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

They should go to gym!