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A big flaw that the Electoral College consists of is the amount of power swing states have in a presidential election.The two main political parties can count on winning the electoral votes in certain states, such as California for the Democratic Party and Indiana for the Republican Party, without worrying about the actual popular vote totals. Because of the Electoral College, presidential candidates only need to pay attention to a limited number of states that can swing one way or the other(Vox.com). The system creates an unbalance of power between all the states where the swing states hold all the power on their shoulders. From this it creates voter suppression in the states because the people believe that their vote doesn’t matter. The only votes they believe matters are the swing states and if this mentality spreads among the people then predictions/outcomes of elections can drastically change. In democratic elections the people should hold all the power and must not need to feel like their vote doesn’t matter. A prime example of the Electoral College defying the principles of democracy is in the presidential election of Trump versus Hillary.Clintons final tally came in at 65,844,60, compared to Donald Trumps 62,979,636, with a difference of 2,864,974&.Although Clinton captured nearly as many votes as Barack Obama did to win in 202 (65,95,795), she lost the electoral college by a wide margin, clocking in at only 227 votes compared to Trumps 304(Time.com). Although Hillary Clinton had 2 million more votes than Donald Trump she still lost because of the Electoral College. An event where the candidate who wins the election but does not win the popular vote has happened 4 other times in 824,876,888,and 2000. This shows that someone’s vote can be worth more than others due to the population of the state they live in. This goes directly against our democratic system where every individual has an equal representation in our elections. The saying One-person, One-vote does not apply to the Electoral College system and that is morally and lawfully wrong. If the Election system was a popular vote then everyone’s vote would be equal(which it should be) and the representation in power of the states wou

ld be balanced. It would create a fair playing field for all the candidates to campaign where they want and speak their ideas without preaching to the choir.
The main purpose for the Founding Fathers creating the Electoral College was to try and combat against uneducated voters. This system placed the power onto educated people who were called electors to really decide the fate of the election. As society transitions into a technological age the excuse for having uneducated voters starts to decline. This is due to Modern technology and political parties allows voters to get necessary information to make informed decisions in a way that could not have been foreseen by the Founding Fathers(ProCon.org). It is clear that the Founding Fathers did not anticipate for information to be so accessible to the people. Those who do have access to information and knowledge from the internet can finally be labeled educated and have more power in the electoral system,right? No, the people who are finally educated still have the same amount of power as they would if they were voting 200 years ago. This purpose for the Electoral College existing is no longer relevant anymore because of how available knowledge is on the internet with just a couple of clicks. Popular vote or majority rules is a very easy form of making decisions that we use on a daily basis and in many parts of the government. Many government systems have several voting laws that limited direct democracy in the Constitution have been modified or discarded throughout history, so should the Electoral College. As a result of Constitutional amendments, women and former slaves were given the right to vote, and Senators, once appointed by state legislatures, are now elected directly by popular vote(Factcheck.org). The use of a direct democracy is becoming more prevalent in our Constitution and it is shown throughout history that it has brought good outcomes. Although numerous things in the government have been modified to be closer to a democracy the Electoral College has not been touched. The process in which we pick our president has not been reformed in any way to be suitable for our time. Its reasons to exist and perform its job are stuck 200 years ago.