A Wildwood Crest spouter voiced a very common question about the

Ocean City - A Wildwood Crest spouter voiced a very common question about the Electoral College. All he/she needs to do is read the Twelfth Amendment or better yet read the Federalist Papers which offers a sound explanation. We are not a pure democracy but rather a democratic republic. Historically this form of representative government has served us well, but it does not please everyone. All states except Maine and Nebraska are winner-take-all states in the electoral vote. And if the situation had been reversed and had Clinton captured the electoral votes of the rust belt, this discussion would be moot.