The Electoral College helps preserve our constitutional system. It has been used to successfully elect Presidents throughout this nation’s history in a way that best represents the diverse and varied interests of Americans across the country. A popular vote system would devalue the minority interests that the Founders sought to protect, create electoral administrative problems, and radicalize the U.S. political system.
America’s election systems have operated smoothly for more than 200 years because the Electoral College accomplishes its intended purposes. America’s presidential election process preserves federalism, prevents chaos, grants definitive electoral outcomes, and prevents tyrannical or unreasonable rule. The Founding Fathers created a stable, well-planned and carefully designed system—and it works.12
In an age of perceived political dysfunction, effective policies that are already in place—especially successful policies established by this nation’s Founders, such as the Electoral College—should be preserved, not undermined.
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12. Ross, “The Electoral College: Enlightened Democracy,” p. 13.
