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The electoral college gives more clout to smaller states. If a candidate only needed a simple majority they may only campaign or try to appease larger states or regions of the country. With the Electoral College system any vote for a candidate after the majority has been won in a certain state do not help a candidate. If votes counted over a state majority vote count, larger states would be targeted and paid more attention by candidates.
Currently the large state of California has about 11% of the US population and controls about 10% of the electoral college vote. The small state of Rhode Island has about .3% of the US population but controls a little less then 1% of the electoral college vote.
You shouldn't! It's undemocratic, because it misrepresents the popular vote. Most states have a winner-take-all system, but very rarely does the winner of a state get more than 75% of the votes!
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Why keep the electoral college?
it is cool
Where are the instructions for how electoral college should elect president?
The representatives within the electoral college are to cast a vote based on the majority vote of the area they represent.
Who ellects the president of the US?
The electoral college
Who are the electors in the electoral college?
The citizens are the voters for the electoral college.
Do you favor abolishing the electoral college?
We the people, not we electoral college
Who directly elect the president?
electoral college
Who is against the electoral college?
Individuals who support the candidate that lost the Electoral College election generally are against the Electoral College system.
After people vote in their state the is used to determine the winner of the presidential race?
electoral college The Electoral College probabably electoral college
The US presidential election features the?
electoral college.
What college is the president chosen by?
The president is chosen by an electoral college.
What is the group that makes the formal selection of the nation's president?
Look up the electoral college process and you'll understand better. Hint: we pick, they pick. This happened because in colonial times, they couldn't decide who should pick the president: the "smart" people or citizens. Hope I helped....
What are electoral college members called?
watch sonny with a chance it should help
