There are many reasons to believe that the American electoral system favours voters and not politicians, but at times it can seem like itÕs the opposite way round. The electoral college is the main component of American electoral system, and there are reasonable arguments that it favours voters and at the spectrum that it only fovours politicians Critics have described the electoral college as a relic of a bygone era, an unnecessary institution that …showed first 75 words of 629 total…

…showed last 75 words of 629 total…like China, and Russia. The Electoral College is a good antidote to the poison of regionalism because it forces presidential candidates to seek support throughout the nation. If the Founders had wished to create a pure democracy, they would have done so. Those who now wish to get rid of the Electoral College should amend the Constitution, but if they succeed, they will be taking America further away from its roots as a constitutional republic.