What are the pros and cons of the electoral college?
The pros:
1.The Electoral College enables the system to protect the interests of the rural communities and smaller States, as against those of the urban centers, large States are densely populated areas of the country.
2. The Electoral College makes sure that a candidate who has broadly distributed appeal based on the geography of the country, makes it to the highest offices in the country
3. If the election is a closely fought one, it is easier to recount.
4. It is a symbol of ‘federalism’
Cons:
1.The opponents of the Electoral College are of the opinion , that the small States are like ‘swing States’ and pose a problem in the elections.
2.The advocates of direct election are of the opinion, that direct elections would give every citizen of the country equal vote, irrespective of the State he lives in. This would prevent the imbalance in the weight of a potential vote given by the voters in the smaller and less populated States.
3. The loser of the popular vote sometimes becomes President.
4.There is a possible role of the Electoral College in depressing voter turnout.
We have just seen Electoral College pros and cons.
In the pros and cons of the Electoral College debate, we will start with the pros of the Electoral College. Pros of Electoral College The Electoral College enables the system to protect the interests of the rural communities and smaller States, as against those of the urban centers, large States or densely populated areas of the country. The Electoral College makes sure that a candidate who has broadly distributed appeal based on the geography of the country, makes it to the highest offices in the country. The other argument in favor of the Electoral College is that, if the election is a closely fought one, it is easier to recount. In such a condition, only one large State votes can be recounted, instead of the votes of the entire nation. Read about the difference between Republicans and Democrats. Other than the convenience part, the most important argument given by the supporters of the Electoral College is that, it is a symbol of federalism. It is important to note, that the various
