TRUMP NOT A TOTAL DUNCE

Re: “Every state counts”, (PostBag, July 27).

Richard Rees is exactly correct in pointing out the intent and purpose of the Electoral College in the United States is to ensure that small, sparsely populated states are given a voice in electing the president of the US. Like it or hate it, the Electoral College system functions precisely the way its designers intended.

Without that system, what presidential candidate would ever bother campaigning and giving attention to the scattered wheat farmers, cattle ranchers, loggers, cheese makers, and small business operators in low-population states like Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota, Missouri and Wisconsin?

I’m no fan of Donald Trump, and I’m disappointed that he was elected president, but give him credit where credit is due.

Mr Trump understood how the Electoral College works and devoted substantial attention and resources in courting the votes of the small, sparsely populated states.

He visited with, listened to, and advocated the concerns and interests of many of the voters in middle America who perceived themselves as marginalised and snubbed by other candidates.

For whatever reason, Hillary Clinton chose to largely ignore these states and it cost her the election. Samanea Saman