*voter fraud in a big city being used to change the outcome nationally, which is prevented by the Electoral College
*voter fraud in a big city being used to change the outcome nationally, which is prevented by the Electoral College
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*Balkanization of our Nation such that a few states like California would determine the outcome and divide our Nation geographically
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*Balkanization of our Nation such that a few states, like California, or urban areas to the exclusion of rural areas, would determine the outcome and divide our Nation geographically
*a national crisis if a close election required a recount, because in the absence of the Electoral College the recount would be done everywhere
*a national crisis if a close election required a recount, because in the absence of the Electoral College the recount would be done everywhere
*tyranny by the majority, which the [[Founders]] strongly opposed
*tyranny by the majority, which the [[Founders]] strongly opposed