The Electoral College system was designed by the founding fathers as an obstacle against the 'excesses of popular democracy,' a compromise between those who wished Congress to elect the President and those that yearned for the separation of powers theme. The threat of popular democracy equating 'mobocracy' is no longer seen as threatening in the modern America however; democracy has been seen as endangered by this College system. With the flaws of the system …
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…also got to be said that there is too much powerful opposition in America for reform to occur any way. The political system was designed to make change difficult and change on this magnitude would need a significant momentum to build national support to pass reform through Congress. The Conservative ethos of America is enough to prevent the body from being abolished and a major factor in accounting for the survival of the Electoral College.