You called me on it ! <| sep |> I ' ve never made that connection and I am very conservative . It may be a ' useful idiot ' tactic of the conservatives , but I would think that local control would lead to less interference . I would expect a green senator or representative would have very little ability to protect his constituency in congress against someone with high tenure , connections and a committee chair . food for thought <| sep |> This one must have too , i dont see it . We can do a direct trade over the winter break if you like <| sep |> Every state gets congressional representation , and small states get Senate representation that is hilariously disproportionate to their populations . So , no , switching to a popular vote for the president would not suddenly leave these states without representation and at the mercy of taxes . If you actually read the history of the constitutional convention , you ' ll find that the electoral college was a messy compromise . Hell , most of the constitution was a compromisesometimes for the better , but not always . Some founders actually did want a popular vote . Some wanted Congress to choose the president . A lot of idea got floated , so let ' s not pretend that they were all on the same page .