As governor he got his state signed on to the national popular vote interstate compact

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    The purpose of the EC is to undermine the popular vote and to make sure we are ruled by a few states. The reason it exists is because slave states wouldn’t join the union without a method to ensure they could control the president and protect the institution of slavery. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is just a rule that (when enough states sign on to make up the majority) their electoral college votes go to whichever candidate won the most votes, not how much dirt is controlled by states who voted for a candidate.

    The fact that more people live in some areas should not mean their votes are worth less, like is the case for the EC. Why should someone in the Midwest be more valuable as a citizen than someone in, for example, California? Please don’t respond if you can’t answer that question.