Electoral College Research Paper
“Voters must have faith in the electoral process for our democracy to succeed,” said Blanche Lincoln. This statement is especially true today due to the lack of information on why we have the electoral college. On November 8th 2017, Donald J. Trump clinched the presidency while not gaining the vote of the majority of the country. This is the second time in the last twenty years, and the fifth time in our history. So why should the electoral college stay in place? The electoral college is an effective system to find out leaders because it makes the elections about the entire country, prevents demagogues from rising to power, and it helps legitimize elections.
The electoral college makes the election transregional. “The Electoral College requires …show more content…
They can’t just win a majority of individual votes; they have to win a majority of votes in a majority of states (or, at least, a majority of large states). This helps legitimize the election” (Arguments in favor of the Electoral College). The electoral college forces candidates to win the majority in the majority of the states. This makes presidential elections much more accurate. For example, in 1968 President Bill Clinton and President Richard Nixon both had tied with a 43 percent plurality of the popular vote. Although this happened, the electoral college helped in determining the winner of the election. Without the electoral college, elections would be a complete …show more content…
Our founding fathers created a piece of paper that we still use today. Inside of that paper is the electoral college. Along with that, are some of our most valued rights like: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, the right to bear arms, the right to a fair and timely trial, and many more. The electoral college is something that should be valued more than this generation currently does. In times where the popular vote couldn’t determine our leader, the electoral college did. In times where candidates tried to use one region to win, they lost. Mitt Romney being a major example of this. So hopefully after reading this, you understand the importance of the electoral college and are ready to unite and stand behind it. After all, America isn’t a democracy, we are a
The electoral college makes the election transregional. “The Electoral College requires …show more content…
They can’t just win a majority of individual votes; they have to win a majority of votes in a majority of states (or, at least, a majority of large states). This helps legitimize the election” (Arguments in favor of the Electoral College). The electoral college forces candidates to win the majority in the majority of the states. This makes presidential elections much more accurate. For example, in 1968 President Bill Clinton and President Richard Nixon both had tied with a 43 percent plurality of the popular vote. Although this happened, the electoral college helped in determining the winner of the election. Without the electoral college, elections would be a complete …show more content…
Our founding fathers created a piece of paper that we still use today. Inside of that paper is the electoral college. Along with that, are some of our most valued rights like: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, the right to bear arms, the right to a fair and timely trial, and many more. The electoral college is something that should be valued more than this generation currently does. In times where the popular vote couldn’t determine our leader, the electoral college did. In times where candidates tried to use one region to win, they lost. Mitt Romney being a major example of this. So hopefully after reading this, you understand the importance of the electoral college and are ready to unite and stand behind it. After all, America isn’t a democracy, we are a