Journal Electoral College Writing Assignment

Journal - Electoral College
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Journal - Electoral College
If the election relied solely on the popular vote, several Americans’ votes may 'not count' toward the election outcome. Solely relying on a popular vote in the presidential election would create democracy based on a pure majority rule. From the history of the world, pure democracy rule does not work. The system does not offer the Americans a fair chance of choosing their president since the majority will take the day irrespective of the margins. Contrary to when the margins are technically reduced by the electoral college (Allen Guelzo & James Hulme, 2016).
Although some of the opponents of the electoral college claim that the electoral college was set up to reinforce the institution of slavery, the claims are regarded as rhetoric and not based on strong historical arguments. In fact, it is the electoral college system that ended slavery. For example in the year 1860 when Lincoln only got 36 percent of the popular vote but took the win in the electoral college.
In the 2016 pre...