An argument for the Electoral College [View all]
I've been active in unions for most of my adult life, so I'm going to make my argument using unions as an analogy.
Suppose there is a union work site that employs 20 carpenters, 10 plumbers, and 8 electricians. It's now contract time. Under a simple one person, one vote system, management only needs to make the carpenters happy.
Of course, that's not the way it works. Management must make the carpenters happy, and the plumbers happy, and the electricians happy. Management must offer something to each of the three unions.
The Electoral College system operates much the same way. And yes, it sometimes leads to very some unpleasant results. But it does make some sense.
The main problem with the EC, as I see it, is that it gives the smaller states too many EC votes. This can be remedied by giving each state an EC total based on its House of Representative membership only. Not likely that will happen, I know.
= new reply since forum marked as read
