The much maligned Electoral College is under attack again by a group who believes that the nationwide popular vote should determine our presidency. Why is this a bad idea? This article makes some great points, and here's one for a start: imagine a regional candidate who is completely out of touch with the rest of the country. If the candidate happens to be from a very populous area, they might be able to win enough votes from their geographical base to completely ignore the objections of the rest of the country (especially in a race with multiple candidates).
Because the scenario above is unlikely under the Electoral College system, it discourages fractured multi-party elections with 20 candidates for a single office since most states require a successful candidate to win a significant percentage of votes in a that state, rather than rewarding candidates with less than 10 percent support in every state. If you think politics is frustrating now, imagine electing a president who received 9 percent of the vote.
Check out this article and find out the truth: our Founding Fathers actually knew what they were doing!
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