Electoral College Advantages

The Electoral College is the voting method used in the United States to elect the president. This system has been in use since its implementation in 1777. Although it has never been reformed or abolished many people believe that the Electoral College is a much to complicated and unfair system to be used to elect the president. Additionally many argue that the same system that is used for every other election in the country should be used to elect the president. The reasons for the electoral college date back many years, but a question asked often today is why the electoral college is still in use today? There is a much better method, and its implementation would streamline the election process, make everyone’s vote count the same, and elect …show more content…
This isn’t the biggest problem with this system. The Electoral College is set up to give each state two starting electoral votes (regardless of its population) then distribute the other 438 votes to states depending on their population, and this creates a problem. Some states that (population wise) should only have two votes now have four, taking two votes from bigger states that should have those votes because of the size of their …show more content…
They make this point for a couple of reasons: one being you know who is going to win, and a recount is less likely need than with a popular vote system. Along with that, the candidate must appeal to everyone around the country, not just a specific region or state. A big reason for keeping the electoral college is that it prevents run off elections. Run off elections happen when not one candidate wins the election and is possible with a popular vote method. Although very unlikely to happen, a runoff election would complicate the process of electing the president, the electoral college on the other hand will always produce a clear winner, streamlining the process of electing the president. This is one trade off that many people see as