U.S. History: The Electoral College
WASHINGTON DC. The popular vote still seems to be a popular idea for national elections. Some have argued (especially after losing an election) that the Electoral College should be banned and we should use the popular vote.
U.S. National Elections are decided by the Electoral College, thus the popular vote does not mean anything Constitutionally or legally speaking.
If the U.S. had a popular vote for president, which is the aspect of a true or a pure Democracy, that could actually provide advantage for voters in states with high populations. This would also place a disadvantage to voters in states with smaller populations. Thus, under a Democracy, high populated states would have a bigger say in government, and less-populated states could have their vote effectively silenced. READ MORE…