I voted for Gore and I'd like to see it stay. It serves as a check on the population of our country. All other branches of the government have check on them, why shouldn't the voting public have one? In these days of constant nationwide communication it seems much more likely that a single entity (network, party, corporation, etc.) could use their influence create a tyranny of the masses. It is possible for electoral college members to vote against the polls if an explosive populist movement (What % of the population thought Iraq was behind 9/11?) emerges. I do think it should be reformed so that each electoral college member votes independently, irrespective to other electoral votes in their state.
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