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I. The argument for abolishing the Electoral College has been around for a while, but rose to its peak in 2000 when George W. Bush was elected President despite losing the popular vote to Al Gore. The Electoral College is a voting system of 538 electors that vote on a state level based on the number of congressmen. The Electoral College is fair, simply due to the fact that the rules are known upfront. However, I don’t think the Popular Vote is fair at all it’s a system based on each indivual’s vote that decides the outcome of the election. The Electoral College vote doesn’t carry the same weight for every person’s vote. Every state is entitled to at least three electoral votes, regardless of whether or not the state’s population justifies it. This is basically giving them a second chance to win President or Vice President.
a) The argument for abolishing the Electoral College has been around for a while but rose to peak in 2000 when George W. Bush was selected as president despite losing the popular vote Al Gore.
b) While the Electoral College is not perfect, it should not be abolished. The Electoral College system however forces candidates to compete in states where the population is closely divided politically.
c) If the Electoral College gets abolished the popular vote would be used and more people would be represented. Money wouldn't be wasted on campaigns and campaigning could be more streamlined on the computer via the internet. “Campaigns would be forced to reach every person in the nation to get a leg up, paying attention to each vote. [Article2, Gary Sacco, Page1]”
II. Electoral College citizens cast their votes for state representatives to elect candidate that won majority of voters. “The Electoral College system ensures that non-voters are fairly represented.[Text 3, pg.2, Shelsinger]” In a popular vote system this would be and disaster. The United States of America uses the Electoral College, where votes are based on states population (at least 3