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The Pro's and Con's of the Electoral College System

There have, in its 200 year history, been a number of critics and proposed reforms to the Electoral College system - most of them trying to eliminate it. But there are also staunch defenders of the Electoral College who, though perhaps less vocal than its critics, offer very powerful arguments in its favor.

Arguments Against the Electoral College

Those who object to the Electoral College system and favor a direct popular election of the president generally do so on four grounds:

• the possibility of electing a minority president
  
• the risk of so-called "faithless" Electors,
  
• the possible role of the Electoral College in depressing voter turnout, and
  
• its failure to accurately reflect the national popular will

Arguments for the Electoral College

Proponents of the Electoral College system normally defend it on the philosophical grounds that it:

• contributes to the cohesiveness of the country by requiring a distribution of popular support to be elected president
  
• enhances the status of minority interests,
  
• contributes to the political stability of the nation by encouraging a two-party system, and
  
• maintains a federal system of government and representation\