We are now in the modern age of near-instant electronic communications, social media, Facebook, YouTube, etc. These tools enable the mass education of citizens across the nation, if they choose to partake in the political process. The idea that we even need an electoral college system anymore is now firmly outdated. And especially since it failed to do its job the last time! The fate of the nation is now decided by i…
It doesn't even make sense to say it failed to do its job. Its original job was to choose the President without direct input from the voters. Now that we have statewide elections, failing to elect the person with the most votes nationally is just how it works, unintended by anyone. It was changed long ago so it has no purpose or job any more.