a couple of my posts went missing. Turns out they weren't published yet. So, my apologies for the untimeliness of these posts.
Lately the media has reported on absentee ballots, MTV has held “ROCK THE VOTE” concerts, and certain states have held registering-and-voting days. The focus in each of these cases is the importance of the popular vote. Why is so much emphasis put on the popular vote when it really does not matter? Maybe it reflects how the Electoral College representatives might vote—but it in no way guarantees a winner; think back to the 2000 election when Vice President Al Gore won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College vote. The way the system currently works, with each state having a different and decided number of votes, does not take into consideration the popular vote, thus making it insignificant. The argument against the Electoral College is that is in not a democratic establishment, as our Constitution claims our nation to be. It is not only odd but also an outlandish waste of money that candidates spend so much time, energy, and resources campaigning for the popular vote. Instead of working hard to encourage voters to participate, candidates could spend resources only on the electorates. Then the American public would be outraged and realized that we actually have no voice in the choosing of our President and Vice President.