The Controversy Of The Electoral College

Electoral College is a process of presidential nominations. A body of people representing the states of the United States, who casts votes for the election of the president and vice president. Also, can be seen as an election of the president by a vote in congress and election of the president by a popular vote of eligible citizens. “In the Article II of the U.S. Constitution Electoral College was seen as a compromise for the presidential election process because politicians believed that a purely popular election was too reckless and would give too much power to the heavily populated parts of the country” (Williams, 2012). The Electoral College is set up as American’s do not directly vote instead they choose a group of people who pledge to
Candidates who may win presidency don’t always get the most electoral votes. For example, in the election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes against Samuel J. Tilden, Hayes won presidency without getting the majority of electoral votes. “The Commission voted along straight party lines 8(Republicans) to 7(Democrats) to accept all of Hayes electoral votes and reject the Democrats claims” (Wormser, 2002). Initially, Tilden won majority of “the electoral votes 184 to 165” (Wormser, 2002) but, because of the controversy congress brought in the electoral commission to vote. President Hayes was a Republican, who had more of an advantage because of the majority of electoral commission being republicans. Another reason to discard the Electoral College is the lack of campaign everywhere. Candidates mostly campaign in states they know they would win automatically instead of trying to win states out of there comfort zone. There are states that barely see political campaigns, candidates only come to those states to raise money and leave. By the candidates going more to states that get the least campaign will show the states that the president truly represents the people instead of