It is literally part of the same compromise that gave us a Senate based on states and a House based on population. States wanted reassurance that their existence as a political unit would continue to be as important as general population. Is it fair that a World Series team that won three games by 10-0, 10-0, and 10-0, but lost 0-1, 0-1, 0-1, and 0-1 loses the championship, even though they outscored their opponents 30-4? The championship is based on games one, not total points scored, and that is a reasonable way to do things. The Presidency is decided on a mixture of points scored and states won. Is it pure democracy? No, but it does retain the importance of states in the United States of America.
Wait Minnesota also got a 3 point bonus so the result won’t change for Oregon
It is literally part of the same compromise that gave us a Senate based on states and a House based on population. States wanted reassurance that their existence as a political unit would continue to be as important as general population. Is it fair that a World Series team that won three games by 10-0, 10-0, and 10-0, but lost 0-1, 0-1, 0-1, and 0-1 loses the championship, even though they outscored their opponents 30-4? The championship is based on games one, not total points scored, and that is a reasonable way to do things. The Presidency is decided on a mixture of points scored and states won. Is it pure democracy? No, but it does retain the importance of states in the United States of America.