Electoral College

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Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: The Electoral College ensures that all parts of the country are involved in selecting the president of the United States.
- Pro 2: The Electoral College was created to protect the voices of the minority from being overwhelmed by the will of the majority.
- Pro 3: The Electoral College can preclude calls for recounts or demands for runoff elections, giving certainty to presidential elections.
Cons
- Con 1: The Electoral College gives too much power to swing states and allows the presidential election to be decided by a handful of states.
- Con 2: The Electoral College is rooted in slavery and racism.
- Con 3: The Electoral College undermines representative democracy and the notion of one person, one vote.
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