[EM] NPV vs Condorcet

Markus Schulze markus.schulze at alumni.tu-berlin.de
Tue Oct 21 09:22:52 PDT 2008


Hallo,

Greg wrote (21 Oct 2008):

> My understanding -- though I can't find the information
> on this at the moment -- is that in prior attempts to
> abolish the Electoral College, the votes from legislators
> in small states didn't differ significantly from the
> votes in large states.

This is what Wikipedia says:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)#The_Bayh-Celler_Amendment

> The lead objectors to the Amendment were mostly Southern
> Senators and conservatives from small states, both
> Democrats and Republicans, who argued abolishing the
> Electoral College would reduce their states' political
> influence.

Markus Schulze





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