The title to David Carroll’s op-ed should have been “After 250 years, the Electoral College More Important than Ever.” The fact that the popular vote winner did not win the Presidency a few times shows that the system is working as intended. And if it kept Al Gore and, heaven help us, Hillary Clinton from becoming President, it saved the country.

Without the Electoral College, states like Wyoming would have absolutely no say. The mega-sized, ultra-liberal metropolises like LA and NYC would run the show. Anyone who has spent more than a few hours at the airport in either of those cities knows what a disaster that would be.

Places like Wyoming and Montana may be sparsely populated, but they are ultra-important. For one thing, their sparse population makes them idea to house many of our missile silos. Just ask the Chinese, who got a few weeks to fly a spy balloon over them, thanks to President Joe Biden. These states also produce food for the nation. NYC might have some good restaurants, but they wouldn’t be nearly as exciting without the grass-fed beef and lamb produced in places like Nebraska and Iowa.

And things people want in big cities don’t work in places like eastern Colorado. Just try to drive an EV from DIA to Mount Rushmore across the miles and miles of desolation and see what I mean. And don’t expect to call an Uber or jump on the subway when you run out of battery power. Power that was made in a rural area, not a big city.

The big populations in New York and California certainly get a huge say in who gets to be President. But that doesn’t mean they should be able to run over other areas who have different needs. If city dwellers want more of a vote, I’m sure Liz Cheney could help them find a place to live in Caspar.

Joseph Sheeley

Tullahoma