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This ratio of influence went into the Electoral College, and gave to the white men of South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana double the power of that enjoyed by white men in New York, Illinois and California.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “This ratio of influence went into the Electoral College, and gave to the white men of South Carolina, Mississippi and…”
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He points out how the Electoral College system disproportionately empowered Southern white voters over their Northern counterparts.
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