From reading the article, I agree that the electoral college’s main purpose is to give representation to certain states, however, I feel that this is an inappropriate way to run a government. In a true democracy, everyone’s voices would be heard and the majority would win, and this is exactly what can be achieved through the popular vote. The electoral college is messed up in that heavily-populated states, are always either going to be republican or democratic and there is no way to account for the voices which go against the state’s political views. For example, in California, it’s useless to vote for the president, because your vote doesn’t really matter. California is a democratic state, and if you’re a republican in the state, your vote
