Compromise

a red-state democrat has got no voice
Electors are awarded all-or-none
the winner need not be the People's choice
'til we reform the way this contest's run
the College tilts the game towards the small states
who feared Virginians held them by the throat
so rural counties get to dominate
their urban neighbors who tally more votes
each step made sense, 'tho there's no grand design
solutions Darwin would love more than Locke
high principles and sentiments refined
got sold in pieces on the auction block
each generation buys into the deal
'tho each time 'round, their franchise feels less real