Alternative factfulness is alive and well in Utah. A previous letter by Errol Remington (“Stop the polarization,” Dec. 7) referenced a letter by David Haughey (“Essential electors,” Nov. 22) and complimented his “excellent explanation of the Electoral College’s value.”
Remington and Haughey should re-read Alexander Hamilton’s intent in recommending the Electoral College. It was not designed to give small states a more equal standing with large states. That, in part, is the purpose of the U.S. Senate.
"Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honors in a single State; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union.