The Electoral College is a process for electing the president. The Electoral College is a collection of representatives from each state. The majority of 270 votes decides the President elect. There are groups of electors for each state republicans and democrats, only one of the two groups can vote.

The popular vote of that state decides which group of electors will be voting. The electoral college is the deciding vote on who becomes the next President.

With a strange and drawn out election this past year the result of this election was highly anticipated by the majority of the country as well as debated and even fought over. When the president elect was not the same as the popular vote there was tons of backlash and for a good reason. Many were confused on why the results were not the same.

The electoral college was useful at one point in time when states very divided in size and population, but today when the population is so widespread across the country it serves no point and just causes unrest and aggression.

If there was no electoral college the only thing that would elect the president would be the public, one vote per person, which means that the election would depend on voter turnout.

This past election was the lowest voter turnout in twenty years. So far, there has been 126 million votes counted so far meaning that of the voting age population only 55% voted in this past election.

In order to reach the highest voting group there would need to be 18.7 million more votes counted, making the voter turnout 64% of the voting population.

The electoral college was made to give the smaller states a voice so that their votes would make an impact just like the larger states did. Three of the largest states are California, Florida and Texas. These states would run the election if there was no electoral college. But if voter turnout was close to 100 percent then the smaller states would have a chance to have their voice heard.

When and if the electoral college is disbanded there will be a lot of backlash, but I think that in the long run that it will benefit the country.

When it’s gone the public will directly impact the presidential race and have to go through a third party. The general publics voice will be louder and more prominent than ever. If the electoral college is disbanded than there will not be as  much backlash after an election that did not reflect the popular vote.

The electoral college no longer benefits the government in a good way. The public reacts in a negative way every time that their voice and their choice is not reciprocated.