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I will give my opinion on the electoral college. We must keep the Electoral College because after the Founding Fathers' careful study of history, they learned that pure democracies don't work, and they put it in the constitution. If we didn't have the electoral college, big cities would dominate the election, voter fraud would have more influence on the outcome, and national campaigning would be discouraged.
First of all, in the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a few million people, and highly Democratic cities like New York City have about eight million people could have easily swayed it in her favor. But, people in less populated states such as Wyoming would feel overpowered because they want their voice to be heard without NYC overpowering it. So, the Electoral College prevents big cities from completely dominating the election while letting other places with less people play an important part in the winner.
In the 2016 election, Trump won 3,084 of America's 3,141, while Clinton won just 57. However, those 57 counties are very populated and could have easily overpowered the majority of the country's counties, which supported Trump. The Electoral College chooses the winner based on nationwide support, rather than just having more votes.
Also, the Electoral College also prevents voter fraud. If there was a popular vote instead of the Electoral College, a vote could easily be stolen anywhere and it would tilt the election. With the electoral college, you have to steal out of the right state to try to influence the election, which can be impossible to figure out, so voter fraud decreases.
Finally, the Electoral College encourages national campaigning. If there were no Electoral College, candidates would only campaign in very populated states and cities. They would not care what people in states such as Wyoming, West Virginia, Idaho, etc. think because there are not that many people there and they would not have a big influence on the result. With the Electoral College, you see many candidates going to states like Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, etc. because you have to have a certain number of electoral votes to win, not normal votes from the people. In the 2000 election, George W. Bush did win Florida, but if he wouldn't have flipped the state of West Virginia into the Republican column, he would have just barely lost the election. His national campaigning to less populated states like West Virginia helped him win and allowed their voice to be important.
In conclusion, we must preserve the Electoral College because it allows the voices of many types of people in different locations to have influence without being overpowered by majorities, it discourages voter fraud, and encourages national campaigning. Let's keep the system that shows that every voter in every state matters.
I hope this helps!
