POTUS tweet: Campaigning for the Popular Vote is much easier & different than campaigning for the Electoral College. Campaigning for the Popular Vote is much easier & different than campaigning for the Electoral College. It’s like training for the 100 yard dash vs. a marathon. The brilliance of the Electoral College is that you must go to many States to win. With the Popular Vote, you go to.... ....just the large States - the Cities would end up running the Country. Smaller States & the entire Midwest would end up losing all power - & we can’t let that happen. I used to like the idea of the Popular Vote, but now realize the Electoral College is far better for the U.S.A. (https://qmap.pub/read/T-4879 and https://qmap.pub/read/T-4880) This proves his statement: http://magaimg.net/img/7j36.jpg