Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electoral College
Advantages and Disadvantages
In the early days there were slaves so it ruined the percentage vote, (larger percentage in Virginia messed up the result). Most electors are nobodies because the Constitution prohibits them from being senators or representatives. Many people feel their vote is meaningless because they live in a politically homogenous state.
Although there are some big disadvantages to having the electoral college, there are also big advantages to keeping the electoral college. The first is that it gives protection to small states. Without the electoral college, the small states like Idaho wouldn’t matter. It also keeps the states together (big states don’t dominate). Finally, it makes sure the candidates listen to everyone (not just the big wigs). Since the big states have bigger populations, they would have the most influence on how the election goes. The electoral college makes sure the small states matter and that they still have a voice.
Our Thoughts
Persia:
I do not think the electoral college is …show more content…
good or bad, I think it should be revised. It should be revised to ensure that literally ‘every vote counts’ because the way it is now it really only matters what our delegates think. Since in most states it is politically homogenous, for example Idaho, most votes don’t matter in the end, just the majority. But, on the other hand, the electoral college is good because it allows equal representation in each state. I think it should be revised so there are two different party representatives for each state. That way it will be a fair election and each side, democratic and republican, will be presented.
Brittany:
I think that the electoral college is good.
Since it’s very rare for a representative to go against what the state says, our voice is heard. Without the electoral college, it wouldn’t matter how we voted because we don’t have a big population compared to other states. Therefore, even if all of Idaho voted for one candidate, it wouldn’t matter if the elections were based off of popular vote. In the article talking about the advantages of the electoral college it stated that California had over 4 million votes alone. This can swing the election, but a mere 1 million votes won’t do much. Another reason the electoral college is good is because of the candidates. During the election for president, the candidates would only listen and focus on the big states with the big populations if it went off of popular vote. The small states would be left out and ignored. The electoral college gives us a voice and makes the small states matter during the
election.
In the early days there were slaves so it ruined the percentage vote, (larger percentage in Virginia messed up the result). Most electors are nobodies because the Constitution prohibits them from being senators or representatives. Many people feel their vote is meaningless because they live in a politically homogenous state.
Although there are some big disadvantages to having the electoral college, there are also big advantages to keeping the electoral college. The first is that it gives protection to small states. Without the electoral college, the small states like Idaho wouldn’t matter. It also keeps the states together (big states don’t dominate). Finally, it makes sure the candidates listen to everyone (not just the big wigs). Since the big states have bigger populations, they would have the most influence on how the election goes. The electoral college makes sure the small states matter and that they still have a voice.
Our Thoughts
Persia:
I do not think the electoral college is …show more content…
good or bad, I think it should be revised. It should be revised to ensure that literally ‘every vote counts’ because the way it is now it really only matters what our delegates think. Since in most states it is politically homogenous, for example Idaho, most votes don’t matter in the end, just the majority. But, on the other hand, the electoral college is good because it allows equal representation in each state. I think it should be revised so there are two different party representatives for each state. That way it will be a fair election and each side, democratic and republican, will be presented.
Brittany:
I think that the electoral college is good.
Since it’s very rare for a representative to go against what the state says, our voice is heard. Without the electoral college, it wouldn’t matter how we voted because we don’t have a big population compared to other states. Therefore, even if all of Idaho voted for one candidate, it wouldn’t matter if the elections were based off of popular vote. In the article talking about the advantages of the electoral college it stated that California had over 4 million votes alone. This can swing the election, but a mere 1 million votes won’t do much. Another reason the electoral college is good is because of the candidates. During the election for president, the candidates would only listen and focus on the big states with the big populations if it went off of popular vote. The small states would be left out and ignored. The electoral college gives us a voice and makes the small states matter during the
election.