The Electoral College was necessary when communications were poor, literacy was low, and voters lacked information about out-of-state figures, which is clearly no longer the case.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Most people don't understand the Electoral College; they don't know why it exists.
After immersing myself in the mysteries of the Electoral College for a novel I wrote in the '90s, I came away believing that the case for scrapping it is less obvious than I originally thought.
Education has not traditionally been a large concern in presidential elections, presumably because the president does not run schools.
According to the U.S. Census, the most common reason people give for not voting is that they were too busy or had conflicting work or school schedules.
It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.
A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.
Congressional dysfunction is the logical result of closed primaries, too many gerrymandered one-party seats, and low-turnout elections.
No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections.
In general, the Internet was not designed to accommodate deliberate failures to communicate.
It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.