Critics of the Electoral College system, of which there are more than a few, point out that the system allows the possibility of a candidate actually losing the nationwide popular vote, but being elected president by the electoral vote.
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In rare presidential election years, like 2000, when the winner of the popular vote (Al Gore) ends up the loser, the Electoral College system comes under the heaviest fire.
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The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives (electors) who formally elect the President and Vice President of the United States. Since 1964, there have been 538 electors ...
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Various groups, (mainly liberals) claim that the Electoral College system is unfair to voters and want the Electoral College replaced a popular vote system.
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A group called National Popular Vote is spearheading efforts to create a “multi-state compact” where states switch their Electoral College votes from state winners to the national vote winner. This arrangement is triggered when the size of the compact together comprises a majority of Electoral College votes.
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Looking at the transparency Electoral Versus Popular Vote, compare the result of the popular and electoral vote returns in recent presidential elections by answering the following questions.
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Opponents of the Electoral College point to Bush as a reason to get rid of the current system — he’s president even though he lost the popular vote. Since the distribution of electoral votes tends to over-represent people in rural states, opponents argue that the system fails to accurately reflect the popular will.
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. Electoral College critics point out the elections of 1824, 1876, and 1888 in their arguments to prove the system doesn't work. In those three elections the candidate who won the Electoral College vote, did not win the popular vote.
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