Arguments In Favor Of The Electoral College
The Electoral College consists of 538 electors who ultimately select which presidential candidate will become president. The president has multiple responsibilities and requirements. Therefore, he/she must be elected with something effective. The Electoral College is a system that is favored by some, but disliked by some as well. I think the Electoral College is a great concept and no changes should be made to it. One argument in favor of the Electoral College I found most convincing was that it “contributes to the cohesiveness of the country by requiring a distribution of popular support” to be elected president. I found this the most convincing because I think the Electoral College does a good job of ensuring each state and Washington, D.C. has a say in who is elected president. Even though some states have more electoral votes than others, the amount of votes are determined by population of state. The amount of electoral votes are determined by the number of House Representatives a state sends plus the two senators from that state. For example, the states that have the most electoral votes are California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, and New Jersey.
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For example, this would mean a republican elector actually casts his vote for the democratic candidate. I found this argument convincing because the electors that are voted could potentially be unfaithful. In fact, there has been 7 unfaithful electors in this century alone. Even though this hasn’t affected an election before, people are still afraid that they may vote for a “faithless elector.” There has been a faithless elector as recently as 1988. I think people think that since we can be selfish and untrustworthy, we should figure out a different way to elect our president. This is one of many reasons why people are against the Electoral
For example, this would mean a republican elector actually casts his vote for the democratic candidate. I found this argument convincing because the electors that are voted could potentially be unfaithful. In fact, there has been 7 unfaithful electors in this century alone. Even though this hasn’t affected an election before, people are still afraid that they may vote for a “faithless elector.” There has been a faithless elector as recently as 1988. I think people think that since we can be selfish and untrustworthy, we should figure out a different way to elect our president. This is one of many reasons why people are against the Electoral