Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Your Vote Doesn't Count. So What?

Stop blaming the electoral college.

August 17, 2016 at 6:03 PM UTC

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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If a new poll turns out to be a good prediction -- it shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton by only 6 percentage points in Texas -- I’m going to get to vote in a competitive state this November. Thrilling!

Of course, it will be only my second time in nine presidential elections. Like most states, Texas typically isn’t competitive at the presidential level.