The presidential pause created by the closeness of this year's election has given America time to reflect on the importance of each vote and to revisit the dynamics of the Constitution. Others argue that this year's race, which will be decided as soon as the winner of Florida is determined, reaffirms the belief that the Electoral College is outdated. Others are more sure. Fla. A vote in Florida counts many more times than anybody else's in the country.
Some people think their individual vote elects the president.
A group of electors chosen from each state elects the president. Electors are equal to the number of representatives each state has in Congress. As originally planned by the framers of the Constitution, the electors choose the president. The framers preferred this to a direct popular vote because, at that time, travel was difficult, the dissemination of information was inconsistent at best, and there were no national political parties to speak of. Those who created the Constitution feared regional candidates would split the vote.