The Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

The electoral college is an antiquated system of voting that gives ultimate power to representatives of each state. Some people believe that it is necessary in order to maintain a fair representation of each state, but the electoral college is outdated, only sways how presidential candidates campaign, and obscures the true popular vote. When the constitution was written, voters had few opportunities to learn about candidates, so the job of elector was given to a large group of government people representing each state. Now that the citizens that can vote have access to higher education and media outlets, it is much simpler to get information about each candidate as well as the voting process. The people are simply voting for electors, who then cast their votes for whomever they believe should be president. It is only fair that since people the majority of the U.S. has taken the time to educate and inform themselves, that the get to submit a direct vote for who they believe should be president. …show more content…
This means that a vote from California is only worth one-third of a vote from Wyoming. In one recent example, George W. Bush won over Al Gore in an electoral college vote from Florida, a swing state. If it had not been for the college, the people would have gotten what they wanted and Al Gore would have won by popular vote. This issue does not fairly represent the true opinion of the citizens of the United States; in fact, more than seven percent of losers of the popular vote end up winning because of the electoral college. It isn’t fair to give swing states a bigger representation than other voters. Each individual vote should be counted towards whomever the voter believes is right to run their