Up each time a president ial candidate does not win the popular vote. It is important that every vote counts equally. We have divided opinions on that issue. And the question intensified after the 2011 election. The Electoral College is how the United States a its president. , theding to a professor Electoral College was created because the Founding Fathers were trying to give more representation to the southern states. Electoraltes have votes allocated based on their population. If a candidate wins the majority of the votes in that state, they win the electoral votes for that state except for nebraska and maine. The first candidate who wins 270 electoral votes becomes president. Rhode island, alabama, and meso and massachusetts are considered safe states because they consistently vote for the same party no matter the candidate. Swing states like ohio, north carolina, and florida flip back and forth and switch to another partys candidates every election cycle. What are some of the pros and cons of the election cycle Electoral College . There is at least some power given to the smaller states. Historically, if you go back to the time of our Founding Fathers, there was always a concern and pressure that one delegation or cadre would overwhelm the others. This gives the opportunity for a small state like rhode island to have and maintain some type of say in the election of our president. Is an cons is that it antiquated system. Every other country in the world have a popularity vote. We firmly believe in the majority rule and people are bothered by the concept that someone could win without getting the majority of votes. There is a lot of controversy around the Electoral College. Example is that when a candidate wins the Electoral College but not the popular vote. Did notncy adams win either. The current significance of the Electoral College did not come into our political discussion until the 2000 election between george w. Bush and al gore. Al gore lost the popular vote. By results had gore winning nearly 51 million votes. This close election was decided by florida. Since it was close, this created controversy with many recounts and a Supreme Court case which decided in favor of bush. 16 years later after the 2016 election, the Electoral College came back into our political spotlight. College that the election cycle of 2016 was probably one of the most unique in the history of our nation. The fact that we had that where there was such a disparity between the votes, that people were actually surprised. I think even the president himself was. Fore were a lot of people whom this topic became very important. Each side was so invested in their candidate, defeat was almost unacceptable to each side. Against the electoral argued that only a few states determine the president ial election. These states are michigan, wisconsin, ohio, and pennsylvania where candidates spend more time and money. Rhode island only has four electoral votes and will not get as much attention from a president ial candidate. Done for a state like rhode island . You would not have as much bang for the buck as you get now. Our four electoral votes count for more than they do if we went to National Popular vote. It also to go to rural and smaller states and that is why a state, no matter how small the population, get three electoral votes. A i recommend getting behind candidate and having a loud voice. If it comes down to a couple of votes. In this election cycle, we have seen a number of states make an effort to abolish the Electoral College which would require a constitutional amendment process. It is unlikely to happen in our current political landscape. But would be an effective way to elect our president if the Electoral College was abolished . I would suggest that winner not take all. We could do a straight up popular vote. We could have a system of instant runoff voting. If no one gets a majority on the first ballot, the first vote is votes would be reapportioned to based on that person second choice. There are many arguments as to whether the Electoral College should be abolished. This films purpose is not to answer that question but to explain the issue and its our 20nce and to call on president ial candidates to address it. The candidates should focus on this issue that no one is addressing so voters can feel confident that their vote counts equally. Wednesday watch each winning student, documentary at studentcam. Org. Today, president and members of the White House Coronavirus task force will hold a briefing on the federal governments response to the pandemic. We will have live coverage of the briefing started scheduled to start at 3 30 p. M. On cspan. Coming he hasq a been on the front lines as a prominent member of the White House Coronavirus task orris. When you are dealing with the policy,e of politics, and medicine, the thing i have found to be effective is be consistent, be totally honest, and dont tell people things that you think they may want to hear. Tell them the truth. That is based on evidence because even though politicians, be they in the administration or the congress a not be happy with what you tell them the it disappoints them