Welcome to America, where your opinion matters, or so you'd think. Every four years, we hear about The Electoral College, but we never talk about what it is, or at least how unfair it is. When we vote, we're actually just voting for the people that vote for president. Then, those people get together and cast their ballots for president, and can basically vote for whoever they want, regardless of who we vote for. In the year 2004, there was an elector who cast his ballot for someone called "John Ewards" which was close to the name of John Kerrys' running mate (Ferbes, Nov 4, 2012). That persons vote didn't go to John Kerry, it went to the person running for vice president. We should disband The Electoral College because it isn't democratic, and it doesn't support the concept of popular sovereignty. Other people, however, may say that we should keep the system because it allows for better representation.
To start, The Electoral College is not democratic because it gives vastly more power to smaller states. For instance, Wyoming has three electoral votes, or one vote per one hundred and thirty five thousand people who vote. California has fifty-five electoral votes, or one vote per four hundred and eleven thousand people. This basically means that it takes three times as many people …show more content…
That it "requires those seeking office to pay more attention to smaller states" (Pro/Con: Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?). However, the president only needs a couple of states to actually win the election. The candidates, in actuality, only need eleven states to win presidency: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, and New Jersey. Meaning that the candidates can basically skip out on the rest of the thirty-nine states. Besides, who better represent the people other than the people
To start, The Electoral College is not democratic because it gives vastly more power to smaller states. For instance, Wyoming has three electoral votes, or one vote per one hundred and thirty five thousand people who vote. California has fifty-five electoral votes, or one vote per four hundred and eleven thousand people. This basically means that it takes three times as many people …show more content…
That it "requires those seeking office to pay more attention to smaller states" (Pro/Con: Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?). However, the president only needs a couple of states to actually win the election. The candidates, in actuality, only need eleven states to win presidency: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, and New Jersey. Meaning that the candidates can basically skip out on the rest of the thirty-nine states. Besides, who better represent the people other than the people