Should the electoral college be kept or eliminated?

Federal oversight would be necessary to keep state competition within fair boundaries, but state creativity could drive a race to the top — democratic ... That year, Akhil Reed Amar wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times that the Electoral College should be abolished, and Charles Fried disagreed. read more

More With President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney locked in a dead heat in national polls, but state polls showing Obama edging out Romney in key swing states, it is possible that Obama could win the Electoral College and Romney could win the national popular vote (or vice versa, though that seems less likely). read more

But first ask: “Should the Electoral College be eliminated.” My answer is no. In a NPV environment, citizens in the 25 smallest states will never see a candidate campaign in their state. read more

The electoral college proponents made a claim there will be more voting fraud, but this is just an excuse to maintain the power in the hands of the few and voting fraud is only a small problem in elections which means there are only a few. read more