Electoral College Pros And Cons

"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 the focus was placed too much on just one state. Many Presidential candidates spend their time and presidential money on the swing states which includes Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, New Hampshire, and Florida. We all have our own opinions
One of the Pros is that the National Popular Vote wins the Electoral College majority, which proves the peoples voice and cote is heard and is being represented by the Electoral College. Another pro is that the Electoral College has been there are a small number of votes that needs to be counted. This minimizes fraud and paper trail. The Electoral College created a foundation for America to elect its president, but there are still flaws to the Electoral College. One of the cons is people have the idea of why vote if the President can still lose the National Popular Vote and still end up winning the Electoral Majority. This ends up invalidating the Democratic election and lowering voter turnout. Another Con is with only 270 Electors from the Electoral College they can veto the national popular vote majority. It violates the principle of popularly elected presidents. For the Third Parties, they have no chance in winning win-take-all elections. There is no point for voting for Third Parties with the Electoral College. Since America is basically a Third Party system country (Democrats and Republicans). There are some historical examples of pros of the Electoral College. For example, a 20th Century Presidents won both the Electoral College majority and National Popular Vote. One of the drawbacks from the Electoral College is if a candidate wins the popular vote it does not guarantee the Presidency, which has happened several times in history with Hayes in 1876, Harrison in 1888 and Bush in 2000. The 2000 election proved to be a con for the Electoral College. George W. Bush lost the National Popular Vote and Electoral College Majority and still became President. It went against the Democratic Values especially due to the Supreme Court deciding the