Although, Gore had over 500,000 more popular votes, Bush was still able to win the presidency due to a mere 537 votes in Florida. This was all made entirely possible by the Electoral College. Is this not inherently wrong in your eyes? The candidate that more people wanted was denied the office because of a flawed system? That is ludicrous. And the craziest part is that our federal government has allowed this to happen 3 other times in our nation’s history. We should not blindly accept a system that allows our voice to be silenced. We must step up to those we have put in power and show them that we as a people deserve the ability to have a
Although, Gore had over 500,000 more popular votes, Bush was still able to win the presidency due to a mere 537 votes in Florida. This was all made entirely possible by the Electoral College. Is this not inherently wrong in your eyes? The candidate that more people wanted was denied the office because of a flawed system? That is ludicrous. And the craziest part is that our federal government has allowed this to happen 3 other times in our nation’s history. We should not blindly accept a system that allows our voice to be silenced. We must step up to those we have put in power and show them that we as a people deserve the ability to have a