Step Three: Brief

In my arguing and mediating blog I chose the topic of the Electoral Process. I believe that the election of the President of the United States is unfair and the election should be decided by popular vote. My first reason, is that the Electoral College was formed by the Founding Fathers as a means to elect the President, because the Founding Fathers did not feel that the general public were educated enough to vote directly for a president. However, in today’s world the general public has access to the internet and newspapers, which provide a way to find out information about the running candidates. Therefore, the public is educated enough to decide on their own who should be the President. My second reason is that the Electoral College has flaws in it that could send a candidate to the White House who is not the true winner of the election. For example, if one candidate does not receive at least 270 votes, then the Congress is selected to choose the next President. Due to a majority of a certain political party, a candidate with lesser votes could reach the White House. My third reason is that a third-party candidate is given enough power to disrupt the election under the Electoral College system, due to the third-party candidate taking necessary electoral votes. My final reason is that in the 2000 Presidential Elections, Al Gore received a majority of the popular votes, but he was not elected to the White House.

Step Two: The Electoral College

In today’s society, the election of the United States President is an extremely important and controversial event. The President is chosen not by popular vote, but by the Electoral College. After all votes are cast in a state, the elector usually votes for the person who received the most votes. However, the electors are not required to vote for the candidate with the most votes. Then the candidate who receives at least 270 electoral votes is declared victorious in the presidential race.

I feel that the Electoral College is an unfair way to elect the next president. Its use goes against the dictum of the United States voting process, that everyone receives an equal vote in the elections. The Electoral College system does not represent a fair election of the President of the United States of
America.