Opinion

Popular vote is the fairest method

Posted January 06, 2009 10:00 pm

We recently elected a new president. But is our method of voting really fair?

I don't think we should have the Electoral College. I thought the citizens of the United States were supposed to decide who won the presidency, not the number of people who live in each state.

If you live in a state that has a small population, but your state overwhelmingly voted for one candidate, is it really fair that your state's vote doesn't even count that much toward deciding who our president will be?

The representatives from your state don't necessarily even have to vote for the candidate that won the popular vote in your state. So, are we really even choosing our next president?

I think we should exchange the Electoral College with a direct popular vote. States that have large populations (and a lot of electoral votes), such as California, that traditionally votes for one party, will give a huge advantage to one of the candidates, not really giving the other one a reasonable chance to get to the lucky number of 270 electoral votes.

I think Congress needs to reconsider if our method of voting can really elect the right candidate.

Sarah Bergen

Wauconda

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