I will state my position towards the electoral college along with the pros and cons leading to my choice. I will explain why the people should want to keep it along with why some don’t want to trust it. I will also explain what will happen if it goes away because we know what it does. The Electoral College always has it’s finger prints on the elections and more importantly on the very close elections. Both parties Republican and Democrat candidate feel at times as if they win the popular vote they
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giving the citizens a right to vote‚ a privilege that many people claim we are lucky to have. In actuality‚ how democratic is our system overall? What many people don’t realize or care to face‚ is we don’t directly vote for our president. In 2000‚ the majority of us voted for a President who in the end was not determined the winner. There are many other corruptions in our current electoral system‚ including the underlying racist and sexist roots‚ voter inequality and other flaws that go against every
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Every four years‚ the Electoral College enjoys a fleeting moment of fame. But the impact of the college on presidential elections is far greater and more controversial than its brief life indicates. ======================================… ======================================… HOW DOES THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WORK ? Each state has a number of electors equal to the number of its U.S. senators (2 in each state) plus the number of its U.S. representatives‚ which varies according to the state’s
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President Kennedy expresses how imperative it is that every person has a say in the government. Contention 1: Proper representation is lost. When there is an election‚ the Electoral College does not give an accurate representation of the people because they vote for representatives‚ who in reality cast their votes. Not only that‚ but a candidate can win an election with just 270 electoral votes. South Sea Republic Organization in 2008 explains: “The Electoral College is an indirect voting mechanism
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Persuasive Essay on Electoral Colleges In the United States we are all guaranteed one vote per person. Everyone has an equal voice in electing the people that serve in the government. Every four years during the month of November citizens of America go to the polls to vote for a president and vice-president of the United States. Am I right? Not really. They actually vote for electors that then vote for our president. It makes me wonder‚ "Are we a democracy?" Having the Electoral College defeats its purpose
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"The majority does not rule and every vote is not equal - those are reasons enough for scrapping the system. But there are other consequences as well. This election has been making clear how the Electoral College distorts presidential campaigns. A few swing states take on oversized importance‚ leading the candidates to focus their attention‚ money and promises on a small slice of the electorate." The 2000 election caused a lot of controversies. It took five weeks to determine the Presidency and
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Political Impact of the Electoral College On Election Day in 2000‚ candidate Al Gore was ahead of his rival George. W. Bush in the popular vote‚ while Bush led in electoral votes. In the final moments of the election‚ a recount of Florida votes worked in Bush’s favor‚ and he ultimately won the election. Although George Bush lost the popular vote‚ the electoral vote allowed him to win. This election is a prime example of the effectiveness and priority of the Electoral College‚ though many people question
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step in my plan would be to change our current presidential voting system by eliminating the use of an Electoral College. The elimination of the Electoral College would solve a few different issues with our voting system today. Bernard Grofman‚ and Scott Feld‚ authors of “Thinking about the Political Impacts of the Electoral College” described some of the major flaws with the electoral college‚ starting with “the original Justification for its existence‚ the designation of sets of knowledgeable individuals
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Thomas Caitlyn Ryan English 1550 14 April 2010 The Electoral College: An Education in Unfair Politics To the extent this country has advanced in technology and modern conveniences‚ some laws have not changed since the early days of the establishment of our nation. One area in particular which has in more recent years caused controversy is the function of the Electoral College. The functionality and purpose of the Electoral College has become outdated and should be revamped in order to bring
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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
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