@mynropmail If the role of an elector could reliably be held by a parrot told to say one thing, it is a silly exercise.

@mynropmail You said House and Senate. Those people aren’t bound, thus they aren’t meaningless puppets.

@mynropmail If they are bound, it is just a dog and pony show. You can proportion things the same, just don’t need the electors.

@mynropmail That was one of the arguments for having them—to ensure the popular vote was not ill-advised.

@mynropmail We elect people to represent us. We don’t elect people as puppets or proxies.

@mynropmail Of course not. But they aren’t bound to only vote in absolute accordance with their state’s popular opinion.