If we ever elected a president directly with the national vote, then we would basically have our presidents chosen by people who live in NYC, Chicago and LA.
The Electoral College was pure genius by our founding fathers.
Also, we actually DO elect our presidents with the popular vote. But we hold separate "popular vote" elections in each of the 50 states and the winner of each state is accorded electoral votes that are proportionately assigned based on that state's population.
The Electoral College was pure genius by our founding fathers.
The USA Today County by County 2000-2004 Voting Map removed any doubts I had about the Electoral College. It caused me to review other questions I had about the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
A short to the point Hillsdale Constitution Internet Course revealed more of the founder's wisdom.
America's founding is a beautiful lesson well worth learning. It is sad to see poorly informed citizens led into supporting destruction of the Republic.