• Sludgeyy@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    One vote in wyoming weighs more than one vote in California

    So you’re saying that a single voter in Wyoming voting for Candidate A means more than a single voter in California voting for Candidate A?

    In order for any of Wyoming votes to even matter, the two candidates would have to be at 268-267 and need Wyoming to be the tie breaker. It would have to come down as a perfect swing state.

    California’s 53 EV always matters. Harris had to win California to even have a chance at winning.

    Neither candidate had to win Wyoming to win

    Odds that California comes down to a 20m vs 20m tie or Wyoming coming down to a 250k vs 250k tie are basically the same.

    Even if Wyoming was tied like that and 1 voter could make a difference. It would still have to be 268-267 EVs to even matter

    • sour@feddit.org
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      3 hours ago

      It’s possible to win the election with 22% of voters. Even if 78% vote against it. There’s a great CGP Grey Video on it.

      This is not a discussion about how likely it is to happen, but that the electoral college is unbalanced because NOT EVERY VOTE WEIGHS THE SAME.