I believe that he Electoral College is a valid way to govern the United States of America, because it has served this country for 200 years and it has done a great job. So far, there has only been three occasions that the system has failed and even then, we have a backup plan just for something like that. Failure has happened in these three occasions, the first time in 1864, the second time in 1888, and the last time in 2000. 

Although the Electoral College has a few flaws, I still believe that the systems good parts outweigh the bad greatly. Nothing is ever going to be perfect, especially in the government. Compared to most government pieces, the Electoral College looks great. The system works in a fair way by distributing equal amounts of power to each state no matter how large the population is. If we changed the government now, we would be making a huge mistake.

I like the Electoral College because it makes sure that the presidential candidates don’t just visit the large states in order to win. They have to go to all sized states because each state is equal in representation. Some may say that we need a new government because we have so many advances in technology like television, computers, and cell phones. That doesn’t change my mind one bit. Sure people now can understand better what the candidates say they are going to do but face it. If a stubborn American sets their mind, they are most likely not going to change. Also, they caught wind of what the candidates were going to do anyways back then. Sure they couldn’t physically see the candidate talking or get to watch they argue with one another on live television, but they still understood what each person was planning for their newly claimed Country.

A reason why I think that we shouldn’t switch our ways is because of the effect that it might have on the citizens of the States. If they made a mistake, it could be the down fall of the great civilization we have today. Do you really want to take the chance? This is why I believe that the Electoral College is the right was to elect the president.