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Pros And Cons Of Abolishing The Electoral College

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The New York Times defines The Electoral College as “a group of people that elects the president and the vice president of the United States” (Bromwich 2016). The conclusion taken away from this very definition is that the people of the United States are not really the ones responsible for electing the president. This is often a misconception of the election process. Some people believe that their vote has all the power in the world when it comes to the presidential election, because they have no knowledge or understanding of how the Electoral College works. Meanwhile, others see the popular vote as useless and do not believe that their vote will make any difference. The debate of whether the Electoral College should be abolished or not has …show more content…

Instead of abolishing the Electoral Vote, it introduces the idea of abolishing the popular vote. Eric Boehm states in his article, “Yes, get rid of the popular vote. For all the money, time, and attention paid to the presidential race, the actual votes cast on Election Day are basically meaningless.” Boehm believes that the vote of the people has no direct influence on which candidate ultimately chosen for president. This Article eludes to the idea that popular vote is an illusion set by the government to make a person believe that they are voting for the president when in reality, their vote does not have any influence on who will win the election. Therefore, the stance of Boehm is that the government should get rid of the ‘popular vote’ process completely, instead of making any changes to the Electoral …show more content…

Tyler Lewis says that one of the problems with the Electoral College is “The distribution of Electoral College votes per state is not equally dispersed.” Lewis is saying that the “playing field” is not equal when it comes to the vote. “It made the value of each citizens vote different from that of someone living in another state” (Lewis). States with a smaller population get more votes per person than a state with a larger population would. The article also addresses the fact that a presidential candidate can win the overall election even though they did not win the popular vote. This validates that with the Electoral College in place, an individual’s opinion holds little to no

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