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Originally Posted by Huskymaniac
The idea is to preserve the interests of each state...
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This is where things become complicated in NY - New York City south of Westchester is a different world in too many ways to fairly be attached to everything north of that area. In the 2008 election, the difference between red and blue votes cast upstate was 20,000 - a surmountable number. This was tremendously squelched, however, by the large number of voters in the New York City area, 2/3 of whom voted Democrat, leaving upstate along for the ride.
The last polls I read showed New York as a whole leaning 61-63% toward Democrat votes. In order to make New York a swing state, the entirety of upstate would have to vote Republican.
The Electoral College carries no concern for the interests of upstate New York, save that its residents can stay home on Election Day, as their ballots are inconsequential.