The electoral college system is more fair and effective than the popular vote system.

I'm sorry I couldn't post this argument earlier, but I have been more busy than usual. Anyways, to the debate:I would first like to explain what the electoral college is, and what it was created for. The electoral college is a system of voting where each state has an amount of electors. The amount of representatives, plus the 2 senators, for each state will equal the amount of electors there are in that state. In basic terms, the larger the population of a state, the more electors there are. The electors in each state will vote for the candidate that the residents of the state voted for. If a state votes majority republican, than all the electors for that state will vote for the republican candidate [1]. Now to the reason behind the electoral college [2]. It was written into the 2nd article of the constitution during the constitutional convention [3]. The electoral system was instated for the aid of smaller states in the elections. If the president was elected with a popular vote, than the smaller states would never be visited during the campaign, because the small amount of voters would make little difference to them. With the electoral system, these states become important, since each vote is worth more than in larger states in order to compensate for those large states having more voters [4]. This may be considered as an unfair advantage to small states, but it isn't. The smaller states may have more worth in each vote, but they will still have less people to actually vote. If you do the calculations, than you will find that Wyoming has a 300% power per vote, while California has a 83% power per vote (caused by the electoral college giving a bonus with the two extra senators) [4]. If further calculations are done, then the value of all the votes in Wyoming is still less than the values of all the votes in California (assuming that around 30% of people vote, than California has about 8.5 million more possible votes than Wyoming). What can all this mean? It equates to the fact that a Wyoming resident will have more value in their vote than a Californian, but the state of California will still have more influence. This compromise is what effectively makes the power of each state more balanced, and the elections more balanced. The popular system also has one major flaw. This system is susceptible to manipulation and corruption, as the only control over what is elected will be in the hands of the people, which in turn creates opportunity for corrupt politicians to take control (*cough, cough Hillary. .. ). If a politician takes advantage of the what the public doesn't know or can't find out, than they will have an advantage over more honest politicians. Hillary did this in her campaign, and she would have won if not for the electoral system saving us, due to her winning of the popular vote [5]. The electors will be able to decide if their politician is really worth supporting, and can cast votes contrary to the popular vote of their state. However, this is rarely done, with only 1% of all electors ever doing this. And the electors have experience and are trusted by the population choose the best presidential candidate based on the population of that state's opinion. Some electors are even legally bound to vote with the popular vote of that state [1]. The electoral college gives protections against corrupt politicians, which is in the best interests of everyone (except the corrupted). To conclude, the electoral college is a fair system that gives balance to states and elections, while helping to prevent corrupt politicians from being elected. We came very close to electing a corrupt politician this year's election, and we were lucky that the electoral system saved us. Without this system, just imagine what Hillary could be doing right now to ruin America. Sources: . https://www.archives.gov... [1]. https://www.reference.com... [2]. https://www.law.cornell.edu... [3]. http://www.thegazette.com... [4]. http://www.washingtontimes.com... [5]