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Electoral College saves us from ‘loony liberals’

In this Jan. 4, 2013 file photo, clerks unseal the certificates of results from all 50 states during a meeting of the U.S. Electoral College in the House of Representatives on Capitol in Washington. The Electoral College was devised at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. It was a compromise meant to strike a balance between those who wanted popular elections for president and those who wanted no public input.
In this Jan. 4, 2013 file photo, clerks unseal the certificates of results from all 50 states during a meeting of the U.S. Electoral College in the House of Representatives on Capitol in Washington. The Electoral College was devised at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. It was a compromise meant to strike a balance between those who wanted popular elections for president and those who wanted no public input. J. Scott Applewhite AP

Mr. Derby, in his Nov. 14 letter to the editor, is just plain wrong about the Electoral College.

The "college" proves the wisdom of our Founding Fathers in establishing a system that prevented states with bigger populations from dictating to states with smaller populations. In the end, Trump won 34 of the 50 states. I call that a pretty good beating and a real mandate from the people to change some things.

Without the Electoral College, the loony liberals of California and New York would elect a president by themselves.

Aaron Welch

Bradenton

This story was originally published November 14, 2016 at 2:32 PM with the headline "Electoral College saves us from ‘loony liberals’."

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