2006-09-03 15:23:46 · 11 answers · asked by Chris M 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
At the time of the founding of this country, the electoral college was a good thing. With people scattered all over the country and few metropolitan areas, having a person cast the majority of the vote was a gbood thing. In this day and age however, it has outgrown its usefullness and its time is well past.
In a nutshell, it should be done away with.
2006-09-03 15:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
At the time, with the lack of communication and education, it was a good idea. However, with how connected we are as a country today and even those who aren't intellectual can find resources to help them understand the candidates, the electoral college is almost like a slap in the face. I believe it was California who recently said that they would give all of their electoral votes to the popular winner. I think that's the way it should be. Or, better yet, get rid of the electoral college all together.
2006-09-03 15:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by lilmizzaniml 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they did not. Perhaps it was effective at the time because of the small population, but today it may distort the results of an election. I feel allowing the popular vote, which is the vote of the people, should be used. It was because of the electoral college that Al Gore lost the 2000 election. He won the popular vote by a landslide.
2006-09-03 16:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by Dawn C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They have been afraid that extra effective states might dominate the politics of the recent federal government and punctiliously ignore with regard to the interest of the smaller states. The founding fathers wrote the form with quite a few compromises made alongside those lines. because of the fact of this states are represented interior the homestead in accordance to inhabitants, yet each and each state gets 2 senators no remember what. additionally why the Senate has somewhat extra ability than the homestead.
2016-11-06 09:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electoral collage didn't come into being until the end of the Cival War. So that the Southern (captured States) were controled in the elections
2006-09-03 15:32:12 · answer #5 · answered by Robert F 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe when the technology and transportation capabilitites existed as they did when the idea was added to the damn thing. Well, at that point those who were given the right to vote were white, business and land owners. I don't even think they had to be a "citizen" because there was so much immigration and colonialization (and plantations) from Europe.
I guess, to make my long answer end...
they might have for them, but it is not working for us now.
2006-09-03 17:09:50 · answer #6 · answered by dollbrains 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the electroral college is needed today more then ever. if we went to a striaght popular count elections all presidental canidates would spend all their time in a few states. states with small populations would never have any attention paid to them. then a incumbent president would then make sure that states lake Ca,NY, Flordia Texas and Ohio would get most of the federal money.all big cities would have ton and tons of federal money would be thrown at them. smaller communities would get nothing. so to insure each person vote is equally represtented you need electroral college.
2006-09-03 15:53:28 · answer #7 · answered by rap1361 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yep. Democracies don't work well under mob rule.
2006-09-03 15:26:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think it is that fair now.
2006-09-03 15:29:24 · answer #9 · answered by just julie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh no.. your much smarter then them.. bet you have it all figured out dont you...lol
2006-09-03 15:25:38 · answer #10 · answered by A REAL American 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋