# Not So Fast With Your Crayons, Yanks!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-fast-with-your-crayons-yanks/274804>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 15, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-fast-with-your-crayons-yanks/274804 "2004-11-15T02:25:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-fast-with-your-crayons-yanks/274804/41 "2004-11-27T05:42:42Z")

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> [@Blown & Injected](#):
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> It is not that complicated try to keep up.  
> If the big Western states are “irrelevant” because they are not as densely populated, then why even bother.

If it’s not complicated, you’re completely fucking up the explanation. Are you arguing against the electoral college or for it?

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**Author:** ![Blown\_Injected](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@Blown\_Injected](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blown_Injected)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2004, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-fast-with-your-crayons-yanks/274804/42 "2004-11-27T05:52:33Z")

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At the moment, neither. I was getting sarcastic because of the nobody lives there = irrelevant type comments.

Of course that is weak because the EC already accounts for population. Small Maryland gets 10 and huge WY gets 3.

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