the Electoral College was not just provided for on a whim; the framers spent many hours and days debating the way we should elect our president. Among other goals, they were trying to balance out the popular vote in order to make sure that the most populous regions didn't simply overpower the rest of the country:

The Founding Fathers established the Electoral College in the Constitution, in part, as a compromise between the election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. However, the term “electoral college” does not appear in the Constitution. Article II of the Constitution and the 12th Amendment refer to “electors,” but not to the “electoral college.” //

There are many reasons why simply abolishing the College might sound good but actually have unintended consequences. Here are some common arguments for keeping it as it was intended:

• The Electoral College ensures that all parts of the country are involved in selecting the President of the United States...

• The Electoral College was created to protect the voices of the minority from being overwhelmed by the will of the majority...

• The Electoral College can preclude calls for recounts or demands for run-off elections, giving certainty to presidential elections...

Raskin and the Democrats hate the Electoral College because it tries to give a regional balance to our presidential elections and helps smaller states have a say, not just blue behemoths like California and New York.

Brian Taber @socalcg69
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Rep. Jamie Raskin slams Electoral College as an 'obsolete' and deadly system. What an Idiot. The founding fathers knew from history that people migrate to the Coast and Big Cities. The Electoral College was for the future, like now! 😎
7:15 PM · Sep 13, 2024