The National Popular Vote or Electoral College System In the 54th quadrennial United States Presidential Elections, it was the incumbent governor of Texas George W. Bush representing the Republicans, and incumbent Vice President Al Gore depicting the Democrats. Nevertheless, the elections came down to a neck and neck battle, and at the end, found its destiny relying on the state of Florida where a margin of victory triggered a recount. After the recount finally closed, George W. Bush was soon declared the winner as he gained majority of the electoral votes with 271, making him the next president. However, further polls soon created mass amounts of controversial uproar towards the unfairness of the Electoral College system when it turned out
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Dating all the way back in 1787 when the Founding Fathers drafted the United State’s Constitution, on Article II, section I of the document they also drafted the Electoral College. As the U.S. NARA puts it, “The Electoral College is a process, not a place.” That being said, what contributed to the Founding Fathers to establish the Electoral College was that they believed the typical citizen wasn’t educated enough to nominate a president on their own. * Therefore, the Founding Fathers took many key factors into developing the correct voting system. Factors such as selecting a president without a national campaign or even political party were carefully put into consideration. In addition, keeping the relationships amongst the states, congress, and federal government without altering them was vital as well in electing the president. Furthermore, with all this put into consideration, the Founding Fathers developed the Electoral College as the system that elects the President and Vice President of the United States of …show more content…
* In recent times years, ten states have now voted to give up the Electoral College in return for the National Popular Vote bill. For example, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed the National Popular Vote bill in 2013 when the bill passed the House of Representatives by a twenty-seven-point margin. Another specific state passing the National Popular Vote bill is New York in 2014 when Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the bill after passing the Senate with a fifty-three-point margin. Therefore, besides Rhode Island and New York, eight other states have already signed the National Popular Voting bill including: Vermont, Maryland, Washington, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, and Hawaii. With Washington D.C. approving the bill as well, the National Popular Vote bill now controls 165 electoral votes, and is already 61% to
Dating all the way back in 1787 when the Founding Fathers drafted the United State’s Constitution, on Article II, section I of the document they also drafted the Electoral College. As the U.S. NARA puts it, “The Electoral College is a process, not a place.” That being said, what contributed to the Founding Fathers to establish the Electoral College was that they believed the typical citizen wasn’t educated enough to nominate a president on their own. * Therefore, the Founding Fathers took many key factors into developing the correct voting system. Factors such as selecting a president without a national campaign or even political party were carefully put into consideration. In addition, keeping the relationships amongst the states, congress, and federal government without altering them was vital as well in electing the president. Furthermore, with all this put into consideration, the Founding Fathers developed the Electoral College as the system that elects the President and Vice President of the United States of …show more content…
* In recent times years, ten states have now voted to give up the Electoral College in return for the National Popular Vote bill. For example, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed the National Popular Vote bill in 2013 when the bill passed the House of Representatives by a twenty-seven-point margin. Another specific state passing the National Popular Vote bill is New York in 2014 when Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the bill after passing the Senate with a fifty-three-point margin. Therefore, besides Rhode Island and New York, eight other states have already signed the National Popular Voting bill including: Vermont, Maryland, Washington, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, and Hawaii. With Washington D.C. approving the bill as well, the National Popular Vote bill now controls 165 electoral votes, and is already 61% to