Let’s begin with a story: Your school is electing a Homecoming King & Queen. Your homeroom teacher says, “It’s time to vote for Homecoming King and Queen. Each of you gets to cast one ballot. Just remember, after you cast your ballot, it will count for about ¼ of a vote.” “Whaaaah?” you protest. “Silly student,” your homeroom teacher responds, “You don’t understand politics. The Senior class is split into four homerooms. This one has 100 students. The other three homerooms only have 25 students each. So to be fair, your ballot only counts ¼. Otherwise this homeroom would have too much say!” Your teacher’s explanation is comforting. “Of course,” you say, “I am happy with my ¼ of a vote.” This is an allegory for our electoral college. A voter in Texas has ¼ the Electoral College value as a voter in Wyoming. Neat, huh? Wyoming: 178K votes = 1 electoral college vote Texas: 715K votes = 1 electoral college vote Within the boundaries of this nation, coinci
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