The Flawed Electoral College System The Electoral College undermines the notion that every vote counts in the United States. One candidate loses; the other becomes the leader of the free world. How do we know which candidate is the victor? The Electoral College determines this. Whoever receives the most votes in a particular state wins the electoral votes for that state. The only exceptions are Maine and Nebraska. The size of the population determines the number of electoral votes for that
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Dear Mr. Senator‚ the Electoral College may be a former method in our changing world‚ but it still plays an important role in our government. To date‚ it has been the best method in choosing our president and that should not change. This style of voting is the most organized style to elect important officials and has proven again and again how effective it is. It evades the hassle of runoff elections‚ makes it up to larger states that have fewer votes and requires a trans-region appeal to all candidates
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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 Over the years the Electoral College has been proven to be outdated.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 There are three main reasons why the Electoral College is outdated and should be abolished.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
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towards the electoral college along with the pros and cons leading to my choice. I will explain why the people should want to keep it along with why some don’t want to trust it. I will also explain what will happen if it goes away because we know what it does. The Electoral College always has it’s print on the elections and more importantly on the very close elections. It has done it’s job the over 200 plus years and throughout fifty presidential elections. So the electoral college is promising
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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
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power than a single vote casted in Missouri because of the Electoral College? B. Background/Need- This is true according to the article “Electoral College” by Jost Kenneth and Greg Giroux on CQ Researcher. C. SP/CI-We will look at 3 areas: First‚ how the Electoral College works and why it should be changed. Second‚ how it should be changed and Third‚ what you can do to help change it. A. First point-First‚ How the Electoral College works; Presidential electors are selected on a state-by-state basis
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leading up to and after the 2016 presidential election I have been thinking about the impact effect of the electoral college. The electoral college is made up of the number of state members in the house of representatives and the number of state members in the senate. In Kansas we have 6 electoral college votes because we have 4 house of representatives and 2 senators. The electoral college was originally designed so each state could choose representatives to cast their states vote in the presidential
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about the Electoral College and how it should or should not be abolished when election time comes around. Many people feel that the electoral college is unfair because it seems that even if we vote it only comes down to the electoral college to see if they won presidency or re-election. Personally‚ I feel that the Electoral College should be abolished nationwide‚ so that way our voice can be “heard” or used more within the government. It should also be abolished because of the fact how in most of
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The Electoral college is a very controversial subject that has a big impact on American history. Every four years‚ people vote for the president… Or do they? You actually vote for electors that represent your state‚ and the bigger states get more electors. Sounds perfect right? Wrong. The way the electors are distributed is not perfect‚ and three times in American history‚ the person who won the popular vote did not win the electoral vote. That happened in 1888‚ 2000‚ and 2016. Because of this‚ electoral
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majority rules‚ but if this was how elections operated‚ the U.S. government would be hectic. The government would focus on large cities and small‚ meager states would be left voiceless. Abolishing the Electoral College would cause elections to become more regional‚ more unfair‚ and more corrupt. The Electoral College allows elections focus on smaller states‚ creating a national election. The government was created to appease to the states; with the Electoral College‚ states have a louder voice.“States
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