The Importance Of Election In America

supporters…The dark clouds of conspiracy never left the administration, and the disputed election severely weakened Adams” (Marquis 2008). Anytime there is not a clear winner of an election, the losing side will usually claim something unfair went on. That is really bad for the country and for the president elect because it hurts the amount of support he will receive. If there is a way to prevent confusion like in this election, it should be done.
During the time from 1824 there have been to 2000, there has been three additional cases where the person that got elected did not win the popular vote. The years were 1876, 1888, and 2000. One article says the following about the election of 1876: “1876 Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Republican Rutherford B. Hayes. But Republicans contested 20 electoral votes from three Southern states. Hayes Finally won those 20 votes and the election-probably by …show more content…
There have been many riots after this election, but it is hard to blame them on any single thing such as Trump not winning the popular vote. However, that has most likely contributed to the riots. This election was very unique because of its candidates. However, if this election would have been decided by a popular vote, the outcome would have most likely changed. That shows just how significant the presidential election process is. Overall, there have been four, not including 2016, majorly disputed elections because of the current presidential election process and numerous ones that were somewhat disputed. In addition to that, the current process does not give every citizen’s vote the same weight which is unfair. To fix these problems The United States should have a direct presidential election. The way that is accomplished is not very important; however, a constitutional amendment would be