The Electoral College And Proposed Reform Policies — страница 3

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candidates; later, votes from bottom winners are re-allocated until a winner crosses the 50% mark. Neal R. Pierce said, The cause of electoral college reform seems to be endangered by two age-old threats- the unwillingness of reformers to agree on a single system and the insistence of some that they would reform the system for their own partisan advantage (qtd. in VCCG, 13). Unfortunately, the people may never see even the slightest change if select uncooperative and selfish members of Congress do not modify their standings. Our 200 year-old executive election system of altered democracy was created out of a pressure to reach agreement among the founding fathers. The people are better informed thanks to daily newspapers, televised debates, and internet websites that keep them up

to beat with the latest campaign happenings. The electoral college demands reform in these obviously changed voting days.