It was November 8th, 2017, also known as, Election Day in the U.S. At exactly 2:00 it had been announced that Hillary Clinton had won the popular vote, but the election was not over yet. 2:30. It had been announced that Trump had won the presidential election to the shock of many, prompting the question, is the electoral college was really the best way to decide elections? Yes. The answer to that question is yes, calls to abolish the electoral college are knee-jerk reactions to the election, even though there have been other instances of something like this that has happened in the past, and worrying about the future, but most importantly its an American tradition. From social and even cultural lenses, one reason that some are calling for the abolishment of the electoral college is that they don’t understand how Clinton lost the election even though she lost the popular …show more content…
“The system would allow majorities to rule, but only while they were reasonable, broad-based, and not tyrannical”( Tara Ross "The Electoral College: Enlightened Democracy" 2004). Historically speaking, the forefathers intended for the Electoral College to protect democracy in the U.S and for the most part, it has done a nice job, socially, people really only want to change it when it leads to a result that they don't agree with, for example, this past election. The Electoral College doesn't, or in better words can't protect democracy if people don't get out and vote, Gregory Wallace of CNN reports that “55% of voting age citizens cast ballots this year… the lowest turnout since 1996”. The opponents of the Electoral College instead of talking about of how it doesn't work need to take a step back and consider, how can the Electoral College work if people don't get out and vote, something that they need to solve in the