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I once actually saw the math proving why we need the electoral college system. I find it vastlyt preferable to the popular vote.
Why? Because otherwise, it would be very, very easy to win the US Presidential election by campaigning only in major cities. That's where most of the population actually is. A candidate who appealed to city-dwellers could really leave behind the rest of the country. It's one of many instances when the Constitution helps safeguard a minority group against the majority. It makes for more well-rounded candidates and campaigning.
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