Should the united states continue to elect its president through the electoral college system? To ease some of the tension with this decision let me lay down some facts and information. In a presidential election, the popular vote simply means an aggregate of all voters from all states in America. The candidate who gets the most votes nationwide is said to have won the popular vote. But the winner of the popular vote may end up losing the election, like “Al Gore did in 2000 and Hillary Clinton in 2016.…
Did you know that the president of the United States is currently elected by state Electoral College officials instead of the people? These state officials make up the Electoral College, which officially elects the President. In 1787 at the Constitutional Convention, the Electoral College was designed by the framers of the U.S. Constitution as an agreement for the presidential election process. Some believed that the president should be elected by a purely popular election, one person, one vote, while others thought Congress should elect the president. The Electoral College operates by each state having a number of electors equal to the number of its U.S. senators in addition to the number of its U.S. representatives, which varies in each state according to the state's population so that large states don’t overpower small states.…
It was named the Electoral college. The Electoral College was created for a few reasons. The first purpose was to create a buffer between population and the selection of a President. At the time, the founding fathers were worried of a tyrant like ruler who could manipulate public opinion in a direct election. They didn't trust citizens and wanted to leave it to a group of trusted politicians.…
This leaves many Americans wondering if there vote is actually vital and if our current system depicts all citizens. Although the electoral college was effective when the majority of Americans were uneducated, as the country evolves the United States needs to adopt a system of a…
The Electoral College, founded during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, mediated the voting interests of both the states and the federal government. It was initially designed to promote the voice of small states and the American people, create a well-informed voting body, and establish the Presidency as an independent election free from Congressional bias. Although this strategy was an effective solution to political disputes of the aforementioned era, it has now become outdated in contemporary society. Consequently, the Electoral College should be abolished for the subsequent reasons: It is undemocratic in nature, guilty of inequitable representation of the population, and discourages third party candidates from campaigning for the Presidency.…
One main pro of the electoral college, said by defenders of the system, is that it is, “a healthier constitutional form that values the capacity to carry numerous,” political ideals across the nation. Secondly, the electoral college system, “[requires] candidates to assemble multistate and multi regional coalitions rather than focusing,” on large states and urban communities. In a direct election, the largest concentration of voters would be in the large states and in dense metropolitan areas. One main con of the electoral college is that though the small states are overrepresented due to, “the senatorial bump, some persuasive legitimating principle other than the fact that the framers endorsed the idea,” should continue to exist today, but does not (Rakove). According to Gallup Poll in 2011, 62% of americans preferred a popular vote system for electing the president, while “barely a third, 35%, say they would keep the electoral college” (Inc).…
In continuation, the problem with popular vote losing against the electoral college is massive, but there is an even larger problem. "The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President" (Office of the Federal Register 1). 538 is an even number, this means that there is an opportunity that there can be a tie in the election.…
Defective Electoral College In the 2016 election, many predicted a Clinton victory, but the accursed Electoral College denied her it and gave the nation Trump. When the founding fathers of America started their nation, they created the Electoral College to vote for the president. They did not trust people to have enough information to make the right decision in electing the president. For this reason, the citizens are actually voting for educated politicians who votes for the president.…
According to my survey findings, exactly half the respondents thought the Electoral College should be abolished and the other half thought it shouldn’t. My survey was conducted for two days: September 23rd and September 25th. On the 25th 5 out of the 6 respondents said that the Electoral College should not be abolished. While on the 23rd, majority said the Electoral College should be abolished.…
From September 23, 2015 to October 3, 2015 I conducted a survey with 22 current students enroll at The University of Texas at San Antonio if they think Electoral College should be abolished or not. In the survey I conducted, 18 college students believe Electoral College should be abolished and 4 believe it should not be abolished. The percentage is 18% believe Electoral College should not be abolish and the remaining 82% believe it should.…
The popular vote should not be the one to decide the president because they are many people that don’t know anything. This why the Electoral College should kept the…
The Electoral College is like a secret organization in the sense that no one really understands is. The problems that this system have been apparent the more and more that the people can be informed. The internet has helped widely with that. While the popular vote does not always get reflected right or that the Independent Candidates get lost in the system the Electoral College does keep splinter parties from over doing the process. The Electoral College does not always…
There is one vote for every member in the House of Representatives and two for the Senators. However, many believe that the Electoral College does not manifest the popular vote. The Electoral College should not be abolished because of the way it keeps the government and elections organized. Although the Electoral College is an archaic form of election, that does not mean that it is insufficient and should be abolished.…
Because of this claim and the complications brought forth by a complex system, many people call for the abolishment of the electoral college. A dismissal like this is a terrible idea because the electoral college is an institution in which our country is based. To understand why the electoral college is important, one must look at the facts to see why it is our only option. Although the electoral college has its flaws, it is important to understand the consequences of switching to the popular vote, the preservation of Federalism and how it proves the electoral college is not outdated, and perhaps most importantly how it has led to the development of the Democrat and Republican parties that strive for broad appeal. Before delving into each of these topics, it is very important to understand further how the electoral college works and why it is such a highly criticized…
Electoral College Process With the upcoming presidential election in November 2106, I believe that it is important to understand our government, and how the leader of our country will truly be selected, come election time. Most people think that their vote personally effects who wins the presidency, but what they do not realize, is that there is a system in place called the Electoral College. I am a firm believer in educated voting, and knowing how the system works plays hand in hand with being educated on the candidate that you are voting for. In my generation, it seems that most people get out to vote just to vote, without really doing their research, and I do not believe that this is what voting is all about.…