: About Me

The electoral college has been at the center of a lotof controversy lately as people begin to doubt its use. The doubt first began to rise after the 2000 election where Gore lost the election due to his electoral votes, not popular votes. It seems odd, in perspective, that the majority of the people of the United States have no say in the turnout of the election. The way the electoral college is currently, all votes that a state has go to the popular winner for the state. In the past, however, an electorate - an official chosen to vote as a representative for part of a state - had the choi...