The Electoral College: Pros and Cons

The year is 1986, in the Texan resort town of Lajitas, a municipality with a population of approximately 10,000; there is a heated election for mayor. The candidates are Tommy Steele, the incumbent, and Clay Henry III, a newcomer to politics. The election committee tallied the votes and it decided that Clay Henry has won the vote. Does Henry give an acceptance speech or give an oath to help the city? Neither. The problem is that Clay …

…France and Finland are the only countries that have direct elections. In the 1996 elections, Boris Yelstin, the incumbent had a whole 65% of the country voting against him; however since he won the majority vote versus approximately five other candidates he became president. Finally, when I go to vote after I become of age, I will at least understand that my vote does not always count, and it will count more if I move to Wyoming.