Why the Electoral College in 2016?

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Why the Electoral College in 2016?

With all the hubbub on the part of the whining leftists and their repeated attempts to circumvent the electoral process and de-legitimize President-elect Donald Trump it is simply laughable to sit back and watch these pathetic losers and their antics.

First, they lost at the polls, a defeat that the leftist loyalists to Hillary Clinton and their Democratic party simply couldn’t accept, so then they demanded a vote recount in key states, spending millions of dollars in hopes of discovering voter fraud.

As we all know now that too didn’t work so these disgruntled Clinton followers called for a full government investigation into claims Russia somehow “hacked” into our election process in favor of a Trump victory.

And, when that failed to gain credibility their effort was focused on intimidation and even threats to Electoral College delegates to abandon their commitment to the voters and not vote for the Republican winner.

That, as we know, failed but there is now a move to impeach Trump once he is swore in claiming his vast personal financial interest is a conflict of interest as president as well as a federal violation.

There seems to be some confusion on the part of the electorate as to exactly what is the Electoral College and how does it work.

Let us briefly explain and why it matters. The Electoral college is made up of 538 electors who cast votes to decide the president and vice-president. When voters go to the polls they decide which candidate receives the state’s electors.

The candidate who receives a majority of electoral votes (270) wins the presidency.

The number 538 is the sum of the nation’s 435 U.S. Representatives, 100 Senators, and 3 electors given to the District of Columbia. So then, the question is asked how are electors selected to represent the voters? Usually, political parties nominate electors at their state conventions. The electors are usually state-elected officials, party leaders, or people with a strong affiliation with the presidential candidates.

This recent attempt to sway the vote of the electors is based on the fact that neither the Constitution nor Federal election laws actually compel electors to vote for their party’s candidate. But, 27 states have laws that require electors to vote for their party’s candidate. In 24 states, no such laws apply, but common practice is for electors to vote for their party’s nominee, which in Trump’s case all but two electors did.

Now, the important question many skeptics are asking is why does the Electoral College matter?

Simply explained, this so-called “indirect election” process has been the subject of criticism and attempted reform, though proponents of it maintain that it ensures the rights of smaller states, such as Arkansas, and stands as an important piece of American federalist democracy.

We hope this explains our election process and why the Electoral College is so important.