In light of the 2000 presidential election, much debate has recently risen about the method we use to elect our president. Al Gore, the candidate who had the most indivdual votes from the people across the country, ended up losing the election to George W. Bush. How did this happen? It occurred because he had fewer electoral votes, and because the president of the United States is not elected based on popular vote, but rather elected …showed first 75 words of 593 total…

…showed last 75 words of 593 total…also feels that the Electoral College is outdated. “The Electoral College was a political compromise that reflected a basic mistrust of the electorate-the same mistrust that denied the vote to women, African-Americans, and persons who did not own property”. So although in historical context the system was appropriate back in the 19th century, times have changed and it no longer should be in place. There is clearly a solid argument that the system is outdated.