The United States Electoral College is the mechanism established by the United States Constitution for the indirect election of the President of the United States and Vice President of the United States. Citizens of the United States vote in each state at a general election to choose a slate of “electors” pledged to vote for a party’s candidate. The Twelfth Amendment requires each elector to cast one vote for president and another vote for vice president. During the 2019 Democratic Presidential Primary 15 candidates, including Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Elisabeth Warren, called for the abolition of the electoral college.
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This should be changed in order to better the common good of everybody. It would be to complicated to show this but to basically remove the political party system in where they control everything and put a better one in place that institutes smart individuals who have major votes over the average individual.
@B2WHJ873mos3MO
I think the electoral college is flawed, and it should be replaced, the problem is any other form of voting known to people is also pretty flawed.
@9XB2LRR7mos7MO
No, but fix representation so people existing in rural states don't have as much political power than those in major cities.
@9TVS9L68mos8MO
Add population based voting and get rid of winner-take-all elections. Abolish electoral college for being ineffective for actually representing voters
@9SCXXF29mos9MO
No, but it should instead support the decision of the popular vote instead of being the deciding factor
@9RYQMDJ 9mos9MO
No but make electoral college voters accountable and hold them to vote as the people wanted instead of having no restrictions on how they can vote.
The current voting system needs significant reform to avoid strategic voting and disproportionally important swing-state votes, not abolition.
@9JFMNHJ 1yr1Y
The electoral college is valuable, but the states should not be allowed to consolidate their electoral votes and should instead submit them as they stand for tally. if it is 50/50 so be it. More effort should be but in to ensuring third parties are equally heard.
@9G6N7LM2yrs2Y
Yes because what's the whole point for every American to vote if it's up to the Electoral College to vote who can be President?
@9DNY6ZB2yrs2Y
No, have a ranked voting system in every state
No, but the electoral college votes shouldn't be the only thing that matters.
@95R5DZ8Libertarian3yrs3Y
No but the way they vote should be a direct reflection of the peoples views,not theirs
@95PJBWQ3yrs3Y
I believe that those affairs are for the people who deal with laws and how a system works, yet I have the belief that it should be in the benefit of the people of the world and not for political greed or abuse of the Gov.
@95HVTXL3yrs3Y
we should make a third party where there is no representative. and we just vote on almost every law and submit that and go by that.
@958WTZ83yrs3Y
Is should be up to the people and not the electoral college vote
@93SNLKGConstitution3yrs3Y
Implement voter ID in all states
@933PSHM3yrs3Y
Yes and reinstall the monarchy
@92WTDBD3yrs3Y
No, but switch to a ranked voting system or proportional representation.
@92J8YZMRepublican3yrs3Y
Don't abolish it, but reform it so it is fairer to both parties instead of one party.
@92B6R9X3yrs3Y
Remove it and listen to the people
It should be winner takes all for electoral votes. It should be proportional to how much they win.
@8ZS3XWS3yrs3Y
Just make it a regular, most votes win election
@8Y8LS8G3yrs3Y
No, I don’t think it needs to be reformed yet but it does need to undergo some change so that it’s not longer a winner take all system or a only the populated area gets the most votes.
@8XJ673B3yrs3Y
No, but Electoral votes should be made to go by the popular vote of each state
@8WZXL874yrs4Y
No, but winner take all system in states for electoral votes should be abolished.
Yes, and switch to a jury-like system in which many average Americans are selected at random. They vote using a method other than FPTP and are fully compensated for their time.
@8WQ5GYT4yrs4Y
Vote in a ranking system of 1-3 or 1-5 so that people are forced to vote against a candidate
@8WCT2VK4yrs4Y
With how things are going with a more polarized party system getting rid of the electoral college could make sense. But, if people were more educated to be less polarized then the electoral college could make sense.
@8VQK7PNIndependent4yrs4Y
No, but the ability of electors to choose their own candidate should be eliminated.
I dont now believe so, no. I’m not completely sure though.
No but we should rethink how it's done
Yes, and shift to a direct democracy, to eradicate the problems with representative systems and give the people more say.
@8RRH7L7Independent4yrs4Y
Lets look at other plans first before we just say abolish something.
@8PM2CWH4yrs4Y
Yes, as well as elections.
@8PLKBH54yrs4Y
There should be no voting at all.
@8PDZV6C4yrs4Y
It depends; would heavy reforms be possible or not?
@frankie69974yrs4Y
No President and No Electoral College
@8NSDTKT5yrs5Y
it should be based on how many people voted not the points in the state
@8MPZSQG5yrs5Y
No. States and local governments should have more power over their own areas because the federal is too large to be representative of all people in all areas.
@8KX5PS55yrs5Y
No, but it should he heavily reformed.
@8JSZNS85yrs5Y
Get rid of the winner take all system and allow ranked voting too.
@8HYHKJ45yrs5Y
Not well informed about the topic
@8HYDV585yrs5Y
Yes, but before being abolished there should be discussion of a new system that keeps the electoral college in mind
Yes, it makes the election process way more confusing
@8GZKY9LRepublican5yrs5Y
Too complicated to pick a side
@8FV455M5yrs5Y
should only be used when the popular vote does not clarify a winner
@8DL5WPJIndependent5yrs5Y
if a candidate gets more than 55% of the vote the electoral college should be disregarded but if the election is within 5% of each other the electoral college should be used.
@9D2D5WH2yrs2Y
No, but increase the number of representatives in the House so that each representative has fewer people in their district.
@9C7XXQQ2yrs2Y
It is up to them to decide whether they vote to the college abolishments.
@9C4GSZ72yrs2Y
No but we should adopt the district plan to make the election more fair.
@9C44Y5S2yrs2Y
It should not be abolished but it should definitely be reworked
No, but the balance of votes by population should be updated AND reform so that votes are distributed proportionally instead of the current winner take all system
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@8X2T4VS4yrs4Y
No, but take away senator electoral votes.
@8VZZ9HJ4yrs4Y
To some extent I both like and dislike it
@8NYDYVP5yrs5Y
No, but the electoral college could be made better.
@8GH85KV5yrs5Y
I don't really know what this means.
@9DRTZJZ2yrs2Y
It plays a huge role in representative democracy and what makes the U.S a Democratic Republic. Abolishing it outright would lead to chaos by the people. Mob rule possibly.
@8KX67Q95yrs5Y
No, but it should be reformed to ensure proportional distribution of votes.
Maybe, it depends on the situation in 2023.
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