Yes, I do think the Electoral College is a great and thorough way to elect a president. this way, a president cannot be won over just by certain groups of people. It's evenly spread, and each state is represented by the population.
This way, states with a higher population give the person who 'claims' that state in the election more points than a state with a very small population. This evenly disperses the population and states 'points' per state in the US.
Also, if either candidate doesn't reach a majority of 270 points, the back up vote with representatives is a perfect safeguard.
The Electoral College also helps bond our country together. It forces candidates to campaign across the country, and makes all states feel equal, bringing our country together. This is why we have stuck with the Electoral College all these years, even through upset and controversy.
One candidate may win the popular vote, but another may win the Electoral College vote. This is because the candidate who wins the Electoral College vote may have won a state that is worth more points than another. This shows that not everything is a popularity contest.
Maybe the biggest con about this plan is that most of the American people don't understand how the Electoral College works. It is a very complex and confusing system, but it gets the job done. This may have been one of the worries the framers had, but I'm sure they went with this plan for the good of the country and the common good, even if the common good may be confused with their decision.
So overall, the Electoral College may raise concerns and confusion among citizens, but if we, the people, really took the time to learn more about our country, I'm sure anyone would learn that the Electoral College really is for the common good, and good of our future.
As far as the election in 2000, Bush had more electoral votes, but Gore was more popular. Many people think "How does this work?", and this is where the public doesn't get how the Electoral College works. What happened was while Gore had higher popularity, Bush won more states with a higher electoral vote number. This means, the states Gore won had smaller electoral votes.
Some people may think this election wasn't fair. I think that it was completely fair, since electoral votes depend on the states population, and presidents should appeal to everyone, not just to be popular.
Overall, I think that the Electoral College is completely fair way to elect a president, even if some people may not agree with the system. Like everything in the United States, it's for the common good.
