What do you think would be the best outcome for the US Electoral College?

[bunchanumbers]

outlawauron said:

bunchanumbers said:
The best outcome for the electoral college is if its abolished. There's already electors who are vowing to not vote with the result of their state. And even if they do, the punishment is like a $1000 fine. Its about time that we go to a regular vote and let the people really decide instead of this ancient system.

I disagree vehemently. Electoral college protects the country from turning into a place that only caters to 5 metropolitan areas and doesn't care at all for anyone else outside those areas.

The United States is a Constitutional Republic, and should remain so. We are, and never have meant to be, a pure democracy.

It won't cater to 5 metropolitan areas. It would cater to the whole country. You can't tell me there isn't republicans in those cities. Just the same as you can't tell me there's no democrats in all those red states. Most people don't even bother to vote anymore because they know their votes mean nothing. Abolishing the college would bring real validity back to everyone instead of a few dozen guys who may or may not listen to the will of their people. Let the people decide. If it is abolished the first thing that happens is that in the big cities there will be more republican voices crying out. There will be more democrat voices in the republican areas too. Interest will return to politics and we will finally be a real democracy instead of this farce.