The electoral system is outdated. In this day and age where electronic equipment and communication devices have immediate feedback to the public, why are we still using this system.
In the beginning, when our Founders set this in motion, communication was slow and you needed the representatives to travel and cast their votes representing their area of the country. But this is no longer the case.
Everyone was so dissatisfied with the past eight Bush Administration years; yet, it is because of the electoral system he was elected for his first term in office; he did not get the majority of the popular vote. Of course, he wasn't going to get rid of this antiquated system.
I live in Texas. Texas, as a whole voted Republican and therefore, McCain received the electoral votes for the state. This makes me, in the end feel like my vote got lost in the shuffle, since I voted for the winner. In fact, my city in the far southwest tip of Texas, always votes Democratic (that is probably why the rest of Texas tends to ignore us). Is this why so many people feel left out when they vote.
Do these numbers really look equitable? At last count, Obama won by 349 electoral votes, McCain 162 and in contrast Obama won by 62,450,844 to McCain's 55,393,214 popular votes. When the latter votes are posted, that is when my vote is truly represented.
Usually, the electoral system has worked, as in this case. But when it doesn't we end up with things like we just left, where Bush won electoral votes but not popular vote.
