Founding Fathers Rationale

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The voting process confuses many people when it comes to the electoral college. There are many questions about what was the founding fathers rationale for creating the electoral college system. It is believed that the electoral college system was created to bring fairness upon the voting system. One of the founding fathers rationales for creating the electoral college system was that it was a compromise made at the convention for the constitution. They were afraid of direct election to the presidency, and that a tyrant could manipulate public opinion and come to power. The founding fathers didn’t trust the population of the people to make the correct decision. It was also believed that there was an advantage of a group that met only once every

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