Using the electoral college as a way of electing our president has always been a bit confusing to me. I'm not sure I understand how an electoral vote can override a popular vote, and why we would use this system. It is said that the two are usually in aggreement, but if that's the case, then why not just use a popular vote to elect the president? My next question is if my vote even matters. The state of California, if I remember correctly, tends to vote in favor of the Democratic party. So let's say I always vote for Republicans, is there any point to even voting? Government officials say yes. They assure that "the individual citizen's vote is important to the outcome of each State election". I hope that is the case. But if it's not, then I'm afraid quite a few American citizens may be misunderstood. I believe a lot of people don't vote for the very reason that they don't think their vote will make an impact as long as we use the Electoral College System.
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