The presidential election is an opportunity for Americans to practice their right to vote. They are given the chance to impact future laws and have their opinions be heard on a federal level. However, the method in which this is to be done lessen the importance of it. The United States elects its president through the Electoral College, and while the system may give an appearance of a democracy, this is not completely true. The Electoral College is not wholly democratic; it ignores accepted American values of equality and freedom that it is supposed to represent. The United States can better reflect its people in the president by choosing to amend the electoral process.
The president of the United States is meant to be a representation of all. As such, the decision as to who will fill that position should be made
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Yet, the electoral process as it is now violates this noble belief. Each state despite how small the population is guaranteed two electors, and many look at this requirement as offset to the inevitable influence of large states and assurance that each is considered equal (Posner). Although it is true that the Electoral College does give smaller states a bigger voice, the act is counterproductive; the more popular states now are less represented. Because of the certification of at least two electors from a total pool of 538, large states receive less than what they should when the rest of electors are divided based on population. California, for instance, has 55 electors representing 37,254,403 -each standing for 677,355 people- while Wyoming much smaller with a population of 563,767 has three electors -each standing for 187,973 people (Petrocelli). With each electors being treated the same, this will mean that Wyoming and other smaller states has more voting power and therefore, a greater impact in the presidential