Summary
- The US presidential electoral system came into question when Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz suggested abolishing the Electoral College.
- The Electoral College may lead to another “runner-up” president if the loser of the popular vote wins the electoral vote.
- The origins of the Electoral College lie in a conservative philosophy and were designed to exclude direct democracy.
- The Electoral College distorts the popular vote by exaggerating margins of victory and utilizing a winner-takes-all system.
