For many years I have felt that the Electoral College is out of date and not representative of our times or a fair representation of the people's wishes. My father always gave the stock answer is that it provided equal representation for each state. But does it?
In the past, the results of the Electoral College and the popular vote have yielded the same results. Then came Al Gore v George W Bush, and after the FL decision Bush was named the winner even though Gore had gotten more of the popular vote. We all know how that worked out---a strong economy faltered into a Great Recession, hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster that was completely mishandled and then came 9/11 and the appropriate response was escalated to include Iraq when all involved knew there really were no WMDs. Obama came, revived the economy, gave us ACA (a flawed but better than what we had healthcare plan) and captured Osama bin Laden.
Fast forward to 2016. Once again we get a president via the Electoral College even though Hillary was far ahead by popular vote. I need not speak about where that outcome has brought us. Can we say good bye to the EC?
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