Why do we still have an Electoral College that selects the President?

Question

They historical answer to this questions was - because the communication process takes too long. With computers today, the communication-time problem should be solved. Why has this not been changed. At least 3 presidents have been elected, who lost the popular vote.

Answer 1

It has worked for 230 years, why would we change it? The 4 presidents that were elected because of the Electoral college have been spaced out over 176 year span. (1824,1876,1888,2000)
Just because today's people want to change everything they do not like, no matter how long the tradition does not mean it is right or that Congress will ever do it. It helps give political power to small states, otherwise the president would be chosen about less than 10 states - mostly NY, Florida & California . The rest of us would love some say in who is president.

Answer 2

The constitution would have to be changed. Also smaller states would receive less representation in the electoral process. States with small populations such as Idaho would basically be irrelevant in an election and that could create unequal treatment among the states.

Answer 3

For some reason, the Candidates for Office seem to love the status quo. Why don't candidates agree to a spending limit? How gross is it to spend all that money on Negative TV advertisements!!!

Answer 4

Electoral collage was ok 200 years back when there were no telephones computers and wireless media.It must be changed now.

Answer 5

if Bush and Gore had been the in opposite positions in 2000, it would have already been changed in order to have gotten him selected, cause the GOP would have stepped on their own grandmothers to have their will

Answer 6

so that bush can take the presidency like he did - its called politics-