The Electoral College is the deciding factor in who becomes the next president. Parties when looking to nominate a candidate for presidency have to take into consideration, whether or not they will be able to get the most electoral votes in election. That issue alone leads to the possibly of a not-so-great person getting the nomination. The parties look at whether the candidate would be reliable and loyal to their party while in office, whether they are an obscure candidate or a celebrity, and whether they are prompt and firm or high-minded. A celebrity who is high-minded may be the better choice but because an eminent man makes more enemies, and give those enemies more assailable points&they are far less desirable candidates (Bryce 70). With that issue at hand the party has to decide which candidate will be the best for them in the end of the election. The party may go with either an obscure candidate or a celebrity, but they may have not been the better president.
The way the electoral college works is that each state receives a minimum of three electoral votes in each election, but the state may have the population to only receive one. In order to combat the issue, the votes are taken from larger states w
ith more electoral votes and give them to the states that need it. Because of this process, the appointment of electoral votes always over-represents some states and underrepresents others (Edwards 2). Electors are given authority with the power to give the vote for their state. The question is whether they are to think and act dependently, or are they merely agents of the people who choose them (Edwards 9). This can be an issue for the people if their electors go against the wills of the people. Faithless Electors can lead to a not-so-great president coming in to power because their vote, going against the will of the people, can lead to the candidate people did not want to win to victory. Although this has never been a successful strategy in the past for some electors, it is still very possible. An elector can agree with the partys views but not the candidates, so they could vote against them. If enough electors believe the same way, the electoral system can lead to tensions between the people and the Electoral College. Even though there are efforts to avoid a faithless elector, it can never be certain to stop. The Electoral College allows for the possibility of the not-so-great candidate to win in a state.