Why we need a new election system, problems with the electoral system.
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The Electoral College is an obsolete institution that undermines the citizens' involvement in government. The idea that a candidate can win the popular vote yet lose the election is ridiculous, and only through a system reliant on a popular vote based on a popular vote can the true will of the citizens of the United States directly effect the choice of their leader.
The Electoral College was drafted with the birth of this country partially …
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…the system. I would do away with the party system and the electoral college. I'd run our national elections in the same manner as local elections. If there were more than two candidates for an office, there would be a preliminary election to whittle it down to two regardless of party affiliation. That way, the winner of the general election for an office would receive a majority, however great or small, of the popular vote.
…the system. I would do away with the party system and the electoral college. I'd run our national elections in the same manner as local elections. If there were more than two candidates for an office, there would be a preliminary election to whittle it down to two regardless of party affiliation. That way, the winner of the general election for an office would receive a majority, however great or small, of the popular vote.
