The Electoral College System Essay

I feel that the U.S. Electoral College System is no longer a valid way to elect our chief executive. It seems unreasonable to continue using this system for several reasons.
One reason is that the ratio of electors and state population is disproportionate among the states. For example, the state of North Dakota has three electors and 225,302 people represented for each elector while the state of California has fifty-five electors and 678,945 people for each elector. Clearly this is not proportionate, giving smaller states an obvious advantage. This seems irrational because the larger states have a greater population, therefore they deserve more representation. It’s very upsetting to think that people’s opinions are not being heard simply because of population. This ratio difference is belittling to the people of larger population states.
Another reason the Electoral College not reasonable is that a candidate can still become president even if they do not win the popular vote. I strongly disagree that a candidate should become president despite the votes of the people because it goes directly against the desires of the majority of the people. A perfect example of this, which happened fairly, recently was the election of 2000.
The 2000 Presidential Election created quite a stir in our nation. This was the third time ever in history that the popular vote differed from the electoral vote. George Bush won the electoral vote with 271 votes while his competition, Al Gore, had only 266 electoral votes. Although George Bush had more electoral votes, Al Gore won the popular vote with 50,999,897 votes while Bush only had 50,456,002 votes. This clearly shows that more people wanted Al Gore as president, rather than Bush, which is why it seems ridiculous that George Bush still became president. This election most defiantly followed the procedures for The Electoral College System because the actual popular vote made no difference in who became president. This caused many people in America to feel that the Electoral College System was no longer a good idea.
When the Electoral College system was established the framers of the constitution did not trust the people because the might vote for their own interests and because most of them were not well informed. In the modern world we have unlimited access to information and we have a strong sense of patriotism and the desire to create a better country. The Electoral College system was developed in an entirely different time and was made to work with that time. Our current advances have propelled us into a new age, and it is time for a new system. Science shows us that the successful organism is the one that adapts and changes based on times and conditions. Metaphorically speaking, if our country was that organism we would not last long without change. Which is why our country should develop a new presidential election system that puts the desires of the people first.