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Direct popular vote should replace the Electoral College.

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Pro- Lindy and Miranda
Con- Claudia and Caitriona

Debate is on Thursday.

Topics: Electoral College Presidential Election elections

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Carolyn Schaefer
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Jan 2 2013: The popular vote should repace the electoral college, I believe. I'm not old enough to vote (except for in my school's mock election), but if I was then I would really to feel like my vote had its fair share of influence. The electoral college is undermining the claimed fairness and equality in our political system and therefore putting even more political distrust in American minds. The winning candidate should be the candidate with the most votes. Please see link below for a prime example.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=al+gore&num=10&hl=en&safe=active&tbo=d&biw=1024&bih=562&tbm=isch&tbnid=hmjbsx2leyg6VM:&imgrefurl=http://www.biography.com/people/al-gore-9316028&docid=owT6TuCFbELUjM&imgurl=http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/G/Al-Gore-9316028-1-402.jpg&w=402&h=402&ei=nFjkUMbxHYGV0QH52oHQDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=2&vpy=35&dur=450&hovh=224&hovw=224&tx=117&ty=150&sig=105362329924787298585&page=1&tbnh=152&tbnw=167&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:89&surl=1
- Kady Neill
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  Jan 3 2013: What a great picture. I agree that the electoral college undermined the fairness, because the president technically could not be the person that the people truly want representing them.
- Melissa Seideman
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  Jan 3 2013: Great point "claimed fairness and equality in our political system" Is it truly a democracy or a representative democracy then?

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