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 Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey
Depends on the elector, I suppose. All but 2 states have laws that the electoral college must all vote for the same candidate. I.e. they are not allowed to split their votes to reflect the state's divided vote.
In no case can anyone on the electoral college be forced to place their vote in a certain way. They can only (maybe) be punished afterward.
Your implication that the electors follow the popular vote is belied by the simple fact that in many states, the electoral college casts their votes before the public polling is closed.
The electors vote the way the popular vote goes.
You pretend that your vote will have any affect on whether Hillary or Donald will be POTUS.
That isn't my argument.
The line that because of scale POTUS votes don't matter doesn't stack up. One example for why is that for every bit one loses by the votes scaling up, one gains by the outcome being more impactful.
Viewing it in the frame that the individual vote doesn't matter because it is never the decider is misleading. The body would never fight off a sickness if each cell felt that way.
I'm never going to have a correct view of reality. What matters is what I believe.
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