Electoral College Advantages

Some people may believe that having the electoral college takes away the rights and needs of the states, but it does the complete opposite; it allows the president to meet the state’s needs and give them the power that is promised “The Electoral College makes sure that the states count in the presidential elections. As such, it is an important part of our federalist system...”(Document C). Document C shows us that the states are represented and have been represented for centuries due the to system in which certain powers are given to the states in order to keep the federal government in check. Consequently our states rely on the Electoral College to

Most states are always republican or democratic in the way they vote. So the amount of votes is already in favor of one candidate or another before voting actually arrives.(Document 7). Since the candidates are always insured a certain number of votes, the candidates only have to worry about “swing states” or states that change their decisions every election. Since the non-swing states never decide in favor of one candidate or the other by themselves the power to elect a new president resides with whom the citizens of swing states vote for. Without an electoral college, each citizen's vote would be worth more and everyone could help determine a new president instead of the select few who are living in “swing states.” All of these reasons help to make it clear that the electoral college is a corrupt

The Electoral College makes it possible for citizens’ votes in certain states to essentially not matter at all. Since all of the electoral votes go toward the candidate that wins the popular vote in a state, if a state has a majority of people who vote for a certain party and a voter votes for the other party, his vote does not have any effect on the election outcome. The Electoral College system is leaving hundreds of thousands of vote’s discounted and irrelevant. The Electoral College twists each vote’s worth per state, causing the nation’s desires to be misrepresented. The Electoral College does not always show a distribution of support. A candidate could win the electoral votes

In the year 1787 the founding fathers met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss and revise the Articles of Confederation. During the revision, Framers were faced with many issues including the process of electing a president. Some agreed that the president should be elected by a direct vote of the people, while others thought that the people were not capable enough of electing the highest position in the American Government. This compromise is known as the Electoral College. The Electoral College is a very poor system for present day America because it cheats larger states out of their fair representation, and also fails to reflect the majority's will. Many people argue

The continuation of the Electoral College is constantly debated. Some want to discontinue the system while others want keep it. There are several arguments used by those who want to continue the system. One argument by Electoral College Advocates is the Electoral College balances the power of the large and small states in elections. These advocates state that doing away with the Electoral College would give the states with larger populations too much power in the outcome of elections. The advocates feel that presidential candidates will spend their resources on the states with the largest amount of voters. These advocates also believe that the Electoral College protects minorities’ interests. Some believe that without the Electoral College candidates would spend their time and resources on the majority of nation because that is where most of the votes will come from. Some advocates also argue that the Electoral College helps maintain the federal character of the United States. They argue that the system gives both the people and the states an important role in the electing of a president.

“It thereby increases our freedom without destroying our national unity. Let us preserve it”(Best). The Electoral College’s role in elections ensures that a candidate will build broad, national support.The widespread support that they receive guarantees a president who can govern the entire

We can trace back the Electoral College to the 18th century when the United States was first founded by our Founding Fathers, when after our independence, we created a democracy that will give equal opportunities for the people and not give too much power to one person; therefore the Electoral College holds a great importance in our country’s political history. Located in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, this document states, “The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves…The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President…” Despite the importance of this process, many start to debate whether we should abolish the Electoral College or keep it. Some claim that, this process takes away the choice of an individual that votes for its candidate. While others claim that the Electoral College gives a fair chance to the voters that live in smaller states with less population. In order to make a clear decision. To make a clear judgment, one needs to go back and inform themselves on what is an Electoral College, understand why our Founding Fathers created this political role, know of their advantages and disadvantages as well to analyses wheatear this process is still necessary now in days.

Those who are for the Electoral College have their own interesting host of points to make on the subject. They make mention of it contributing to the cohesiveness of the country, that it enhances the status of minorities, that it encourages political stability, and that it maintains a federal system of government and representation (Leip) . Regarding the Electoral College affecting the cohesiveness of the country, the concern is that without the Electoral College states with lower populations are devalued and that having the college ensures that they have some value and stake in its votes towards the election. This makes some sense, but it is just worth noting that the votes of the college are determined in some degree by population anyway.

According to the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the system isolates election problems like illegally extending voting hours or irregular voter turnouts. But to act as if we cant reform the voting poll place policies to prevent lines from outide poll places and from illegally extending voting hours is just lazy and unresponsive to issue that have repeatedly had a negative impact on the United States for some time now. The Electoral college also keeps us from avoiding a recount, a recount can easily increse the odds of fraud. With the ammount of voters in the United States a recount would be a utter mess. It also provides a canidate focus in the election which makes campaign organization a much more achievable thing rather then a way to for canidates to strategize how they go about going out on the campaign trail. Dates and amounts of time spent in certain states are typically planned and are in place for months prior to when most canidates declare they are even running. The last issue, would of course be giving smaller states a voice. Without the electoral college these states would be completely forgot about. All of these issues hold true in that they preserve the fairness of the election process, but what they don't do is provide a comparacent on if the solotions of the process outweigh

However, the electoral college has the purpose of authorizing the small states to have a large vote and have their own say whenever it comes to electing. Without the electoral college, small states as well as rural areas would not be taken into account during the process. The electoral college is also beneficial because our country is a constitutional republic or a country where electors represent as well as govern the people in relation to constitutional law. According to James R. Rogers in the article, “The Electoral College: We Can’t Live With It; We Can’t Live Without It,” he states, “while it would smooth over the one-person, one-vote problem, it would only amplify the majority-rule problem.” Rogers affirms that the removal of the electoral college would only complicate even more the disputes over the popular vote, but with that also overlook the smaller states and their

The debate on the efficacy and fairness of the Electoral College is one that has lasted since the birth of the United States. At its core, it is a compromise between states small and large to spread presidential voting power more evenly between them. It is a point of major contention since it removes some power from states with higher population and gives it to the those with lower populations. This contention has only been exacerbated by recent presidential races that have been won via Electoral College votes, but lost based on the popular vote. While the Electoral College does not represent the people directly, it is the superior system for electing a president that cares about the entire country rather than just large cities.

In fact, according to CBS News, “nearly two-thirds of the public, 63 percent, said they wanted to get rid of it.” Yet, 29 percent were against getting rid of the electoral college. Several proposals have been made throughout the years to reform the system, however, none came out successful, they did gain rise during the election years when a presidential candidate became President, even though he lost the popular vote. A plan to do away with the electoral college has been spreading across the United States for quite some time now. “The plan has been introduced in 50 state legislatures and so far, 10 states as well as D.C. have passed such legislation totaling 165 electoral votes” said in an article by CBS News. If the votes reach 270, this plan could go into effect. Some may believe this is a good plan, while others still fear for the worst. Hans A. von Spakovsky has already spoke his mind and stated that “candidates would simply go to the big cities and ignore the rural parts of the country” (News). As of now, we have equal representation with the Electoral College, if the United States decides to do away with it, big cities will begin choosing the President. Small towns in the states we live in will no longer get a say in the picking of the President. The towns that are not big enough to speak for themselves will be forgotten

Since 1787 to this day, the Electoral College is the process we’ve used to elect our Presidents and Vice-Presidents. On every election day when U.S. citizens cast their votes for a candidate, they’re actually voting for which candidate will get all of the Electoral Votes from their state. In all states besides Maine and Nebraska, the candidate who earns the popular vote will get all of the electoral votes that state has to offer, just like ‘winner takes all.’ These votes aren’t distributed equally regarding population or the size of the state though, which makes it possible for the running candidates to only pay attention to to the states with the most electoral votes, and still end up winning.

In presidential elections, every state is allocated votes in the electoral college equal to its numbers of Senators (two) plus its number of House members. The allocation of electoral college votes creates a population inequality in presidential elections, with larger states selecting fewer electors per capita than smaller states (Lowi, Ginsberg and Shepsle 323). This creates the problem with candidates focused more on trying to win key states in the electoral college rather than trying to win the popular vote of the people (Lowi, Ginsberg and Shepsle 324). This deters many people to vote. They feel as though they have no reason to vote if their voice is not going to be heard. Getting rid of the electoral college

The Electoral College is the fundamental way the President of the United States is put into office. Despite being such an important aspect of our government, many Americans do not understand what the Electoral College does in relation to the voting process. In the podcast “Should we abolish the Electoral College?,” Alex Keyssar, an American historian and professor of history at Harvard, and James Ceaser, a professor of politics at the University of Virginia, discuss arguments for and against the Electoral College. These arguments range from explaining what the Electoral College is, the purpose of the Electoral College, the topics of fairness in the presidential election, and why we should either keep or get rid of the Electoral College in the American voting process. The question of “Should we abolish the Electoral College?” is being brought up over the idea of fairness and the idea of democracy in the election of President Trump. President Trump won the 2016 election, despite the majority of Americans voting against him, with the help of the Electoral College. This idea of unelected officials being able to go against what the majority of voters wanted is frightening and is why the Electoral College should be abolished.