Electoral College = Minority Rule

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81,999,989 or 82,000,0000 loser - 28 winner

Question-What is the largest difference in voter margin possible when the winner of the Electoral College loses the popular vote.

As we sit and ponder how one candidate
who received nearly 5 million more votes than
the other candidate can win by just the narrowest of margins overall.

The answer is rather simple if one looks at the mathematical foundation
of the system used to elect our president.
It could be a whole lot worse.
Is it easier to get the support of 28 people or 82 million people?

The mathematical structure of the Electoral College makes this a reality; Unity=loser Division=Winner

The above scenario is based on the following set of assumptions:
The winning candidate gets the support of 1 voter from each of the
30 smallest states. Putting them at 271 Electoral Votes
The losing candidate gets the support of 100% of registered voters
from the 20 largest states putting them at 265 Electoral Votes.

Seems outrageous? That is a emotional value judgement.

Remember:
1, The SCOTUS is dominated by "Originalist" who claim to stick
to the text of the Constitution vaguely tempered in someway
by the own individual interpretation of the mores during the
time the Constitution was written.

2. The Constitution does not