Why do we vote if the electoral college makes the decision?

Answer 1

Even though ballots list the names of presidential candidates, we are actually casting our votes for Electors from our state who represent the candidate for whom we vote. The outcome of this vote determines which Presidential Electors from each state will be sent to cast the official (electoral) votes for the office of President and Vice President. So our vote is added into the total vote in our state, which is used to determine which presidential electors are sent to the electoral college.

Answer 2

Because the United States is a representative democracy. Think of it this way. For each presidential election we have 50 smaller elections that actually take place. Hence the representative part for each state. States are allotted a certain amount of electoral votes based on their population.

It is amazing how little people really know about American History, and is the main reason our nation is in such a mess. Just a little history lesson. Our nation is a collective of states which in the past functioned with much self rule. We fought a civil war over two distinct ideas on how to run the country. Contrary to popular belief the American civil war was not fought over slavery, but over these two distinct ideals, states rights and federalism and the power of the federal government to impose ecconomic regulations upon states. Since the civil war the federal government has been expanding it's power further into the lives of Americans, and that is not the orginal founding principal that the nation was concieved on. This is the exact type of situation that the founding fathers were wary of and why they decided that the right to bear arms by the citizenry of the United States shall not be infringed upon and defined the power of the federal government clearly with limitations.

Answer 3

The Electoral College was setup because when this nation was so called "founded" Congress at the time felt the American people were incompetent of chosing an appropriate president so they appointed these so called called up standing citizens from each state to represent the state. Today the electoral college votes with the majority of the state. If a candidate wins one state then all electoral votes from that state go to that person, supposedly. The electors are not bound by any law to vote for the cnadidate who won the popualr vote in that state. Congress has not realized that the American people are competent enough to pick their own president or maybe they think we still are incompetent of doing so.

Answer 4

No way. The Electoral college works nicely, and because it would. think of of it as a activities team; a win is agreeing with the favored vote, a loss is one winner interior the favored vote and yet another interior the Electoral college, and a tie is whilst the election has to pass to the residing house of Representatives and/or the Senate. In fifty six tries, the Electoral college is fifty two-3-a million. i opt to play on that team.

Answer 5

The electoral college was put into place by the founding fathers to filter out the "ignorance of the masses." This had both positive and negative consequences, as both Lincoln and George W. (first term) were minority presidents. It does matter how people vote, and only in rare instances does the electoral college swing the election.

Answer 6

So you can pick which party appoints the electors from your state.

The constitution does not garentee the right to vote for president: your state laws do that.

As for minority presidents, GWB is the only true minority. The rest that have reached office have had at least a plurality.

The electoral college was put in place to prevent the larger states from declaring the election without the smaller states present, to protect their rights. It was also intended to filter out the popular emotions of th people in choosing the president, as opposed to reasoned discourse.

Answer 7

Because the majority of each state's votes determines which party will vote electorally.

Answer 8

There are other important offices to vote for besides just the President. I will never understand anybody who thinks that the Presidency is the only thing that's important.

Answer 9

Good question. We need to abolish it. To Jeff P: Don't forget the Tildon / Hayes election of 1876. Why do you think he was called Ruther Fraud ? Its another case of a fixed or stolen election.

Answer 10

So the smaller states get fair treatment and the USA doesn't become a mob rule country...