The Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

Are You Being Cheated? Over the years the Electoral College has been proven to be outdated. People wonder constantly if their vote counts anymore or, if this method is affective any longer. There are three main reasons why the Electoral College is outdated and should be abolished. The presidential candidates only pay attention to the states with the most Electoral votes, we also have a larger and more educated population then when this was originally set up, lastly it does not seem as if your vote really counts since there have been at least four occurrences where the president with the popular vote has lost the election. The first problem with the Electoral College is that the presidential candidates only pay attention to the states
When how to elect a president was first being discussed the idea of a direct popular vote was rejected. They felt as if the citizens were not well enough educated to make informed decisions and they would thereby be compromising the democratic process (Clayton 29). This is no longer true. We have a larger and more educated population now. Look how many people have graduated from high school and have some type of degree compared to then. Also, a lot more people are literate now. Another reason the rejected direct popular vote is because this would put the southern states at a disadvantage since the slaves were not allowed to vote (Clayton 29). This is yet another way our population has grown and changed. Slaves are no longer an issue and have not been one for a long time. Are society is changing and growing everyday, something that may have worked for the people back then does not mean it will work for the people now. The last problem with the Electorial College is that it seems as if our vote does not count. One of the things that is supposed to be so great about America is that we, as Americans, get to choose our leader. The sad thing is with this system the probability of your vote counting is very