Electoral College Reform Article

Facts

1. One argument that can be used against the electoral college is that it is undemocratic.
2. Each state gets two electoral votes, regardless of the states population.
3. The undemocratic qualities of malapportionment are masked when each malapportioned district elects a different official.
4. The electoral college makes it so candidates only have to campaign in swing states.
5. In most states, the winner of the state usually receives all of the votes (winner takes all).
6. If an absolute majority is not earned from the electoral college, the house of representatives elects the president from the top 3 candidates.
7. In 1969 and 1970 there was a push to eliminate the electoral college and just have a popular vote.
8. Multiple states have created a law to ensure that the electoral college votes for the people.
9. Nixon would have defeated Kennedy had it been a direct democracy.
10. In 2001 Gore had 51 million votes while Bush had only 50.5 million of the popular vote.

Questions

1. What does malapportionment mean?
2. Is there still a push to abolish the electoral college today?
3. Do you believe that if the founding fathers were still alive today and saw the level of education we now had, would change how they viewed the common people?
4. If presidential elections were done by popular vote would small states like Delaware and Rhode Island even have an impact on the election?
5. Is there a group of people who seek to reform the electoral college but not abolish it?