The Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

The United States election is a pivotal aspect of exercising the freedoms the Constitution grants. The Electoral College is the primary process by which the United States presidents are elected. This process seems counterintuitive, as the leaders are not chosen directly by the citizens. As a result, there can be various discrepancies when comparing the popular vote of the people with the result that the Electoral College produces. Therefore, the Electoral College should be reformed based on the premise that it grants disproportionate voting power, clashes with the popular vote, and the outdated nature of the Electoral College. The Electoral College’s disproportionate voting power is a worthwhile subject, as certain states are held in higher
The Electoral College operates on a winner-take-all system based on the state's popular vote, the national popular vote representing the number of people who voted for their respective candidate. This means that although a candidate may win over the people’s votes in the national popular vote, they could still lose the election due to the winner-take-all system. For example, in the 2000 election, although Al Gore won the popular vote, George Bush won the election. The difference between the votes from the people in the Electoral College and the people’s votes creates discrepancies between what the people want versus what they get. The current system seems almost unfair in the sense that the majority of people want one candidate to hold office more than the other. However, despite that, the Electoral College’s winner-take-all system essentially causes some people’s voices to go unnoticed. In fact, almost “two-thirds of U.S. adults (65%) say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency”
Today, many Americans cherish and utilize their freedom in any manner they are allowed to. For example, voting is the most common method of political involvement and a right in a democracy. In the past, the leaders believed that leaving the power of electing a president in the hands of the people or individual government officials was foolish due to the majority of people being uneducated or having the possibility of officials abusing power; therefore, the Electoral College was created in order to prevent such tragedies. However, in present times, technology and political parties inform people about their candidates and the causes that they are voting for. This allows for voters to become informed in ways that people of the past were unable to do, thus allowing for more informed decisions. Additionally, there is still an inherent risk of faithless voters ignoring their responsibility to vote for their candidate and instead casting their vote for their ideal person. In present times, the system of the Electoral College does not align with the principles people hold today, with voting rights being held high in