Thoughts on the electoral college?
Just curious to Ser what people think. feel free to comment bellow your reasons. Also let me know of I should add more options
22-25, F
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theexciting1 · M
The electoral college was originally set up as a means of electing presidents where every state would have 2 Senators. Representatives were allotted according to the population with every state having at least 1 representative. In my opinion, it has outlasted the original purpose. Where California has 50 some electors based on the population. And the least populated states have 3 electoral votes. This question kicks around every 4 years but is never changed. Supposedly a candidate can win something like 11 of the most populous states and lose the other 39 and you will be elected President. So the formula is 435 Representatives + 100 Senators + 3 electoral votes for Washington DC is equal to 538. So 1/2 of 538 is 269...so to have a majority and be elected President... you need 269 + 1 which is equal to 270. That is why California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio...et cetera... are so important. Just my opinion...it doesn't seem fair to me.