Only three times in Americas history has the Electoral College differentiated from American popular vote. Most notably, Bush vs Gore in 2000, where MORE AMERICANS VOTED FOR GORE, but more of the 538 faithless electoral college had a different idea.
2007-06-01 19:45:41 · 7 answers · asked by eitherwaysucks 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
The Electoral College is a great system!
On an election day there are two states with the same size population, number of voters, ect. A giant snow storm hits one of the states and voter turn out is cut in half, should that state get less of a say in the election?
The Electoral College lets my vote count for my neighbors who can’t or don’t vote.
2007-06-02 06:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jim D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know really. Though they are not bound to vote for any person, which i do not like (why hold an expensive election), they generally vote they way their state went.
I think it was set up to protect the small states from the large ones!
Gore would have been president, and by a larger number of people than Bush represents. He sure had no mandate as he didn't even win the popular vote, and if he lost Florida, he would not have been president anyway!
You think God is punishing us for Reagan and Nixon?
2007-06-02 03:03:50 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Electoral College is constitutionally mandated so it would take an amendment to get rid of it and you'd be surprised how many of the midwestern states would object to that.
2007-06-02 02:49:55 · answer #3 · answered by BOOM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
despite it's flaws, I do think the electoral college is still the better idea over direct popular vote.
2007-06-02 11:04:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gore did not win, he knows that too. So, if Gore had really won, then they would have been faithful instead of faithless. lol
2007-06-02 02:56:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. I favor the popular vote by itself.
2007-06-02 02:48:52 · answer #6 · answered by LryMc 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has served it's purpose and needs to go.
2007-06-02 03:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋