What Are The Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

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Reform the Electoral College

Introduction

The United States government has evolved from only allowing men to vote to now allowing every U.S. citizen to vote. In the United States, the citizens vote on officials, issues, the president, etc. They use their right to vote to ensure their voices are heard by the government. In the Electoral College, a body of people representing each state in the US formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. These people are voted on by the people of each state. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors, and to win the presidency, the candidate must win 270 votes. While the Electoral College is helpful in giving a voice to the smaller states, the Electoral College gives swing states too much power, people feel their vote does not matter,
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To start, in the article Electoral College: anachronism or bulwark of democracy (2001) it discusses the factors of smaller states/areas. Smaller rural areas are more recognized by candidates for electoral positions because they know they need to campaign in all areas, not just large cities, to get the votes. Moreover, in the article The Electoral College: Top 3 Pros and Cons (2018) analyzes the fact that with an Electoral College there is a guaranteed winner while with a popular vote there is the possibility for a tie. On the other hand, in the article The Electoral College: Top 3 Pros and Cons (2018) it is shared that the Electoral College ignores the will of the people because someone can win the popular vote but still lose the election due to the Electoral College. Also, in the same article (2018) it acknowledges that swing states are given too much power because everyone knows which way most of them will go right off the bat, but swing states are hard to predict which party will win them over. These reasons are major deciding factors in whether the Electoral College should or should not be