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by that logic, anyone in the country who supports the losing candidate is "disenfranchised." Whatever the system, the presidency is ultimately all or nothing as 1 person must win.

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The top counterargument is, "False comparison: in Brendan's example, a particular vote doesn't count at all in the national tally. In yours, the vote goes into the national tally, but for the loser."
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False comparison: in Brendan's example, a particular vote doesn't count at all in the national tally. In yours, the vote goes into the national tally, but for the loser.

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