Question

Should the Electoral College be preserved or replaced? If you think it should be replaced, what do you believe should replace it?

Answer 1

I think yes, the electoral college should be eliminated because it doesn't give voice to the smaller states. It also can put people in office even if they had a lower popular vote. The electoral college was put into place to help those who weren't as educated and that isn't so much the case now. Having it be popular vote, more people would likely vote, because then their opinion would actually have an effect on the poll.

Answer 2

believe that the Electoral College should be eliminated and replaced with a popular vote. There are more than 300 million people living in the United States, but only 538 are deciding who is president.

This wouldn’t be an issue if the Electoral College properly represented the will of the people, but in the most recent presidential election, they failed to do so. A popular vote would ensure that each vote matters and properly represents the people’s decision.

The Electoral College goes against the idea that each person has a vote and defeats the idea that every vote counts