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https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-10-02-0065

There was one difficulty however of a serious nature attending an immediate choice by the people. The right of suffrage was much more diffusive in the Northern than the Southern States; and the latter could have no influence in the election on the score of the Negroes. The substitution of electors obviated this difficulty and seemed on the whole to be liable to fewest objections.

The electoral college was designed from the start simply to let southern states launder slave votes.

The first time the south lost control of the presidency, they rebelled in the Civil War, and they've used it to get the presidency or otherwise get power dozens of times.

It's something the south feels entitled to, an override over the government because they are "The Real Americans" as they wave their confederate flags proudly.

There has been a migration from the Upper Midwest and the Northeast since World War II decades of federal money developed other parts of the country to a point where they could sustain private economic development. Since then, there has been a migration to the areas with cheaper cost of living, nearly mirroring white flight from cities to the suburbs.

Recently, California run into issues with development where it to it switched from immigration to emigration.

Your representative likely knows about this.

PSA: anyone who clicks that google docs link is doxxed.

Red states have always been low population states. Over time every state grows, but the big states were already big. The smaller states have more room to grow, big pop states are more expensive because of the population so grow less.

It's not some conspiracy, it's just math. Now the Senate is another thing. There shouldn't be two Dakota's for one thing, and New Mexico didn't have the population to join either.

High cost of living in blue states and the resurgence of manufacturing in red southern states has changed the demographics.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oJLPEcEtmF0

That's weird timing:

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

I mean, doesn’t it already bias towards low population red states due to the cap at 538

I forgot to add: In determining if the state was red or blue at a change point, I looked at the 4 prior election results, and 2 aft election results, 6 total to determine how red, blue, or tied purple it was for that time. It's the only fudge factor that could be modified because it's just a guess, but I think the trend will remain even if you modify this (Ex: 3 prior, 1 aft, 2 prior, 1 Aft, etc.)