- Question
Should the Electoral College be abolished?
The Electoral College is a body of electors established by the United States Constitution every four years to elect the President and Vice-President of the United States. It has increasingly become a source of controversy; in both the 2000 and 2016 presidential election the winner of the popular vote did not win the Electoral College. Why do we have the Electoral College? What are the pros and cons of the Electoral College? And should it be abolished?
Yes, we should abolish the Electoral College
This position holds that the US Electoral College should be abolished. It argues that the system no longer fits its purpose — it can override the popular vote, gives a minority of voters disproportionate influence, and distorts the weight of demographic shifts across the country.
No, we should keep the Electoral College
This position holds that the Electoral College should be kept. It argues the system increases fairness by stopping campaigns from focusing only on a few densely populated areas, ensures every state is valued, and that abolishing it would be too difficult in any case.