Do you think the electoral college is out of date?
Should we elect a president based on popular vote?
Should we elect a president based on popular vote?
Eric R
Favorite Answer
NO. Most individuals within the U.S. are entirely ignorant when dealing with economics, foreign affairs, and many other things needed to run a country.
To prove my point, look at how many people are voting for Obama.
split88wrex
Yes it is.. take a look at last nights election for proof Obama had 51% of the popular vote but got more than 2/3 of the electoral vote.. Someone said then big states would elect the president, thats the way it is with the electoral vote, if you have enough key big states than it is almost impossible to lose. After Obama had won a few large swing states the election was over, they even said that on CNN. Not only that but if you are Republican and live in a state that has a Dem majority your vote goes essentially unheard, and vice versa. The actual vote was way closer than the college portrayed it to be. McCain still would not have won but I know people that didnt even bother voting cuz they knew that the states alligence was with the other party. What it comes down to is not everyones voice is heard. The electorates of the winning party cast their vote period.. If you live in a state and vote Dem but the state goes Rep. the Repulican electorates vote republican, and your vote is disregarded.
E M
I think I would prefer if ALL electoral college votes from a state more accuately represented the people. So, in a state with 9 electoral college votes, in a 51% vs 49% the votes should go 5 and 4, not 9 and 0.
soinlove
The electoral college had it's purpose before main stream media came along. Today with all the information that a person can gather about the candidates the electoral college is out of date. However until people make it an issue popular vote will not matter. I also believe that we need to invest in internet voting. If we can do our taxes and get returns without ever leaving home, why can't we vote without having to go out? I truly believe that if we had internet voting that we would increase the percentage of people that vote.
Steph L
Yes, it should be based on popular vote. It should not matter where you live or if Texas gets more votes than Rhode Island...if more people live there, so be it. Electoral college takes away from people actually feeling like their vote counts. If it's by the people, for the people, then if more people think x is better than y, then x should win.
Period.