The Importance Of The Electoral College

America has been acknowledged as being one of the world’s leading democracies, but to continue implementing the use of the Electoral College creates some distortion to that title. The out of date system does not accurately portray democracy. Theoretically, a democracy is government system that is ruled by the people. In reality, an individual’s vote may not matter depending on the state they reside in. Robert Dahl, a Democratic Theorist stated, “every member must have an equal and effective opportunity to vote, and all votes must be counted as equal.” Political equality is important to the distribution of power. Even if a person is wealthy and of power their vote should be counted the same as someone in poverty.

The outcome of the 2016 election left many Americans feeling confused, angry, cheated, and terrified of the future. Somehow, the sexist, racist, homophobic candidate Donald Trump had become the nation’s president, though Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton received the majority of popular vote. This raised many questions over the constitutionality of the Electoral College system, and whether it was unfair to the people of the United States. In the electoral system, created by the Founding Fathers due to their lack of trust in the people, the constituents of each state vote for their preferred candidate, and all of the state’s electoral votes go to the candidate with a majority. Clearly, the Electoral

In the “Point: Abolishing the Electoral College,” Benjamin Bolinger, a licensed lawyer who can practice law in Colorado and Pennsylvania, argues that the Electoral College needs to be abolished for the American democracy. Bolinger examines that some states with a little population have large number of electoral college compare to those states with larger populations. He believes that the Electoral College damages the value of democratic government by leaving

George Bush’s eventual triumph exposed everything: the pain of winner-takes all allocation of electors in 48 of the 50 states; the hazards of the electoral college, where if three electors with cold feet had votes for Al Gore instead of Bush then he would have won the presidency, Florida recount be damn; but, above all, the injustice of a system wherein the popular vote winner can lose.” There have been an alarming number of instances where the Electoral College set back the country due to the problems it has caused, and will continue to cause if it’s not replaced.

Imagine the future generation, tired of the constant mess that is the electoral college. They protest against it, but alas -- the government refuses to change it ways, claiming that in doing so it

Throughout the past presidential election, and many others, the ideal of electing the president by popular vote has been at an all-time high conversation topic compared to previous years. While many argue that the Electoral College defeats the purpose of voting, and diminishes the majority’s voice, this is certainly not the case. Without the Electoral College, elections would quickly become, and encourage, radical and corrupt ways in their voting systems, that could possibly result in a detrimental nationwide political crisis of voter fraud, and a rise to direct democracy.

The 2000 presidential election was a major eye opener for many people. As it appeared to also be the dismay of many, the candidate who won the most popular votes nationwide actually lost the contest. In the election's risen moment, popular attention centered around the Electoral College and its role in the presidential election. Under the U.S. Constitution, the people did not necessarily direct vote for the President in a nationwide election; rather, the people in each state would vote for electors from that state, who in turn would cast the constitutionally decisive votes for President and Vice President. Moreover, not only is the people's influence indirect, the Electoral College's voting pattern does not necessarily track the national popular

The United States has used the Electoral College as a way to elect the president for over two hundred years and it is a main reason the smaller states have a chance to voice their opinion. The Electoral College has caused great debate within the US as to whether or not it is a political anachronism. The Electoral College consists of 538 total votes which are then divided up based on the population of each state and at least 270 electoral votes are required for a president to win the election. A consensus is taken every ten years to see if the population of each state has increased or decreased therefore changing the number of electoral votes it will receive. Some people argue that if the majority of the population wants a candidate to be president then that is the best way to elect someone but that is not necessarily true.

The Electoral College has been around since the ratification of the Constitution. Overall, 5 of our presidents have not one the popular vote. These presidents are John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, George W. Bush, and our current, “president”, Donald Trump. This is why the electoral college should be replaced because only specific states (swing states) end up determining the outcome of the elections, it is outdated for our new, advanced country, and already 5 presidents haven’t been the candidate people wanted more.

The Electoral College’s influence discourages many Americans from voting due to the fact that they simply do not see the point. If a candidate wins the majority in a state, according to the current winner-take-all system, they receive all of the state’s electoral votes. In states like California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Texas, which all have twenty or more electoral votes, winning the majority can make or break a presidential candidate’s chance of winning an election. Even

Donald Trump, several months after his presidential victory, appropriately summed up the presidential elections in the U.S. by saying, “I ran for the electoral college. I didn’t run for the popular vote” (Terkel). In the time since he was elected president by winning the electoral college but losing the popular vote, the debate surrounding the effectiveness of the electoral structure has arisen once again. This system, created in 1787, has a long but controversial history among the American people, and it is also often one of the most misunderstood aspects of our government. While some people believe the electoral college should be abolished or reformed, a further dive into its workings reveals that the system is working just fine. In the vast majority of elections, it has done its job appropriately, so nothing needs to be altered.

Election Day is here! America is ecstatic to have the right to vote for what they believe in. Yet there is a 20 percent voter turnout? .300 trillion people residing in the country and only a fraction a million show up? America has fought so hard to protect the rights of the people only to have not participated. The Electoral College is an important role in the election of president. The president has so many role to take on and it is 300 billion people responsible to put the right man in office. That is extremely impertinent on grounds that American will not even show up. The Electoral College is a fair and equitable way to elect the president because it will protect America from no shows, allows small state to have a voice, and because society

Over the course of American history, the electoral college has frequently been a controversial portion of the American political system, especially in with the recent election of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. Clinton lost the election, despite winning the popular vote by roughly three million votes. This election’s outcome although unique in its politics, isn’t at all rare within U.S. Political History, winning the election without the popular vote previously occurred four times. Recently, this has sparked notable discussion of the abolition of the electoral college, a move that would greatly benefit American politics. While some would argue the foundation of the college are sound, the actual origins are actually erroneous, and

According to recent surveys, the role of the Electoral College is enveloped in mystery as far as the ordinary American voter is concerned. There have been issues pertaining to the legitimacy of the Electoral College and its effect on the democratic voting process. This work seeks to elicit the challenges brought about by the college as well as their implications on the larger political community. To this effect, this work has analyzed political texts to understand the effects of the college on American politics. In addition, this work has given evidence suggesting that the college causes inadequate distribution of power among states, it also allows for minimal oversight as well as undue influence over electors. Furthermore, it creates room

During five presidential elections, the winning candidate won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote. Many call for reform of how elections should be done, a system in which the popular vote determines the winner. I call for abolishing the Electoral College for many reasons. A system that goes by majority rule is how a democracy should function. Asking people to cast votes and then having the elite override it with electoral votes is not how a true democracy should be. The Founding Fathers intended for America to be a democracy in some way, but unfortunately, cannot be considered a true democracy.