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Electoral College: Reforms may not be necessary
The Electoral College has performed its function for over 200 years by ensuring that the President of the United States has both sufficient popular support to govern, and that his popular support is adequately distributed throughout the country to enable him to govern effectively. During these 200 years the Electoral College has preformed it functions efficiently but there have been controversial issues that have aroused themselves. Such as in 1888, Cleveland beat Harrison in the popular vote but Harrison won the presidency through the Electoral College, or in 2000 when the same instance happened between Gore and Bush. These instances conjure up the few issues of what is wrong with the Electoral College.
If the few Electoral College problems that had occurred throughout our countries history would not have happened then obviously this would not be an issue, but it is and it has been a major issue to talk about every since the election of 2000. Some issues arouse the fact if there were no Electoral College, there would have been no President Kennedy in 1960, and four of the last eight presidential elections would have had to be decided by the House of Representatives. (Tanner) To be able to resolve the conflict of whether or not the United States should reform the Electoral College, leave our voting system the way it is, or demolish the Electoral College all together, a joint effort decision between the people and congress would have to be decided.
Approximate Word count = 1187
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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