The Electoral Process was created for a reason, and it would therefore be foolhardy to eliminate it entirely. The key point that I am unwilling to compromise on is the maintaining of a certain amount of equality among all states during Presidential elections. This is an important aspect of our government that prevents the balance of power from being disturbed. A compromise that I am willing to accept is an increase in the importance of the popular vote. It is important that every person’s opinion has significance, but I believe that this can be achieved without eradicating the Electoral College.

A possible compromise that we have reached is to retain the Electoral College but change the way in which the Electoral votes are distributed. Every member of Congress represents a certain group of people, and the number of Electoral votes in each state corresponds to the number of representatives from that state. Since each representative is supposed to act on behalf of and according to the wishes of his or her constituency, it would make sense that each Electoral vote would serve a similar purpose. Under this new system, the candidate who wins the popular vote of the entire state would automatically receive two Electoral votes, but the rest would be decided according to district. For example, if a state had eleven electoral votes, two would be based on the state-wide popular vote, but the other nine would be based on the popular vote in each district. If a candidate won six of the nine districts, as well as the popular vote, he or she would receive eight electoral votes. However, the other three votes would go to a different candidate. This would allow the popular vote to have a greater effect on the outcome of the election, yet it would not force several states to become irrelevant and possibly ignored during the campaigning process.