The Electoral College Article The Electoral College has the power to vote for who ever they see fit for the position of the presidency, even if they are voting for the candidate with the least amount of votes, but in most the Electors do vote for the popular vote. The Electoral College was created by the Framers of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 in order to avoid direct popular election of the President. The Framers …showed first 75 words of 354 total…

…showed last 75 words of 354 total…and it does it well. It .equalize’s each state and giving them the same options and privilege’s as every other state. When elections are close and the candidates have roughly the same amount of votes. That is where an elector would come into play , he or she would see who had the most popular vote, and cast his or her vote for who he or she would be best for that particular state.