Pros And Cons Of The Electoral College

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Although the electoral college is the system that decides our president, it’s not approved of by most of the citizens of the United States. The electoral college is criticized heavily. One of the many criticisms is how a candidate can loose the popular vote, but wins the majority of the electoral votes and election. It’s seen as if the people don’t really have a voice in who should lead the nation. Some people feel that the campaigning process negatively affected because some states don’t get visited during the candidates campaign. It is argued that candidates only pay attention in states that they don’t feel secure in winning. Another problem is that the House of Representatives can select the president. It says on www.fairvote.org, “If no
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