What do you think the chances are that for the 2024 election,

@joe438 I'm not saying this from the red or blue side but the electorates do not have to follow the voting wishes of their districts and can go against the voters. I can't believe that was originally intended and find it troubling

@Gibbon Originally, electors were appointed by their state legislators and the people didn’t vote at all.

@LeopoldBloom Thank I honestly didn't know that. I've never dug into it's creation. Just my opinion. The electorate for each state should be divided into zones especially since the numbers for each state is obviously decided by each states population. Inturn for each state this is how they should be awarded and non of this winner takes all BS. To me that would be fair electorate representation.

@Gibbon We might as well just have a national popular vote. The Electoral College was devised in an era without mass media, when there was no way for the populace to learn anything about the candidates. But they did have a chance to know who their state legislator was.

Also, while electors can (and occasionally do) vote for someone other than their pledged candidate, several states have "faithless elector" laws where they can be fined or jailed for doing so. This doesn't happen often because electors are chosen for their party loyalty.

@LeopoldBloom 👍