So What's Up With the Electoral College?

1.I propose a system for electing a president, which I believe is far more fair, simplistic, and less controversial than the existing system of the Electoral College. In my system, states will be cut into districts based on population. For the sake of simplicity and understanding, let’s say each district is constituted by one hundred people. These hundred people will elect/appoint their district voter. This district voter will represent the entire hundred citizens in the presidential election with their vote. This will occur across the country, in every district. Their being less total votes, totals will be much easier to tabulate, and majorities will be more apparent, and less controversial. In addition, I believe that this new system will give every individual citizen a more equal voice, as opposed to the Electoral College’s misguided attempt to “balance” voter power throughout the country.

2. There are still a few good reasons to keep the Electoral College in place. First, and most clearly, a reason to keep it is that it is the system already in place, and that replacing it would be a long, difficult and possibly expensive process. A second reason is that even though the system isn’t perfect, as nothing is, it has proven to elect a multitude of great leaders for our country. And lastly, the Electoral College enhances the impacts of certain majorities in order to ensure a clear-cut winner and avoid confusion and controversy.