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The original intent of the Electoral College was that each Elector (member of the House of Representatives) would cast their electoral vote for the candidate that received the majority of votes in their Congressional District. That way the President would reflect the views of the people at large. There would be no such thing as winner take all on a statewide basis.

The logic of this was that large urban districts (better organized and voting as blocks) would not outweigh all others and cause all electoral votes statewide to be cast for one individual.

All Congressional Districts throughout the nation had the same number of people. Hence the original intent was that the President elected would reflect the feeling of the state’s population as a whole, rather than large urban area that could get out the vote.

Remember that Senators were appointed by the state legislators, or Governor from each state, and represented the interest of each state, rather than as present, with large money interests contributing to candidates, and hence influencing them once in office.

If the original intent had bee followed in the past, the President in each case would have reflected the same views as the House of Representatives in any election.

That is why one or two large cities, with well organized political organizations can sway an entire states outcome. With voter fraud, it becomes a nightmare.

The one thing to strongly consider is that we are a Republic, not a Democracy. The Founding Fathers in no way wanted our system of government to be a Democracy, which they viewed as mob rule.

So those wanting the President to be elected by a nationwide simple majority, forget all the shenanigans that go on with the winner take all system now in place.

One political party exists today, that totally believes “the end justifies the means”. That party controls most of the media, demonizes the loudest, ignores any illegality in their candidates, intimidates and blackmails those with a faint heart, and cheats the most. Sounds a lot like Fascism.

It is not the Republican Party, nor Donald Trump, that fits this description. Quit tearing each other apart, and face the common enemy. It is an enemy that will use all weapons at its disposal to cause Conservative voters turn on each other and stay home, thus allowing another Socialist (in Democrat clothing) to be elected. They are intent upon turning our Republic into a third world dictatorship. They want a dictator, a king, a strong ruler, but will end up with chaos.

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