Should the electoral college be abolished?
No, the electoral college ensures representation of the whole country instead of just major cities
The electoral college does not ensure representation to the whole country
The whole reason there are swing states is because of the way the electoral college works; a swing state is a state where each of the major political parties has about equal representation in the state. So if the vote is 52% to 48%, whoever is the 52% would win all of the states' votes, which would not represent the other 48% very well. Winning a swing state could drastically change the results of an election because some swing states have a lot of political power and have a lot of votes in the electoral college, such as florida who has 30 votes. And those 30 votes could make or break an election. So in the end, the electoral college does not ensure representation to the whole country.
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Yes, I do agree to an extent because it does gives more rural states more power and sway compared to other states that have more population. However, the electoral college does level the playing field for people who do live in rural communities and I believe it makes it fair for those people to be . I think that we should switch to a ranked choice voting system, it would make things more fair for everyone and doesn't make one state have more sway than others. It also allows people to vote for candidates they agree with without fear of "throwing away your vote."
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