https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd What is your opinion of the Electoral College after completing the research? 1- Do you think we should keep it, abolish it, or change it? Create a post(by clicking the +) CLEARLY stating how you feel and WHY- back it up with evidence from the article. 2- Read others' posts and comment on 2- beginning with either of the following sentence starters: "I agree with your position because....___________" or "I disagree with your viewpoint because..._____". This is a graded assignment: 1 point for your viewpoint, 1 point for the reasoning behind your viewpoint, and 1 pt for each comment on another's posts. (max score 4/4) en-us 2020-10-15 12:55:43 UTC 2020-11-04 18:37:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2753.png ntibbetts25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852641075 The Electoral College is unfair to a lot of voters. If you don't live in a competitive state, your vote and your say is pretty much being thrown away. The Electoral College votes are primarily just based off some of the states, the swing states. Some states are already sure to be voting for one party, and some other states are swing states, those are the states that are most focused on, they get all the attention while other states that don't have as much of a say get thrown to the side. If you don't want your vote to get thrown away then abolish the electoral college.]]> 2020-10-22 14:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852641075 mwescott25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852641140 I think we should keep the electoral college because it gives each state big or small an equal voice,smaller states electoral votes count the same as a big state with a big population., but if we abolish the elctoral college smaller states get less votes and bigger states get more votes. So I think we should keep the electoral college until there is a better system.]]> 2020-10-22 14:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852641140 spuska25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852641544 It's an unfair system. The electoral college doesn't give a fair place for someone who is either democrat or republican. If a republican is the states choice it doesn't let any democratic votes in at all and that gives the whole purpose of having/being able to vote for who YOU want to run this country. There is WAY too much power in the electoral college that shouldn't have. Using the popular vote may make more people want to vote because it shows that their vote matters in the election. ]]> 2020-10-22 14:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852641544 gprouty25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852642602 2020-10-22 14:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852642602 mreyes252 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852643026 I think we should abolish this rule because people argue that their state don't count and every state should count because it's their president their trying to vote for. Candidate Hillary Clinton had lost to President Donald trump even though she had won the population vote by nearly 3 million and in my opinion this is unfair since most people wanted Hillary as their president. I feel like each state should have an equal electoral collage vote so their votes can matter and mean something and so the Candidate don't have an advantage on representing on a small state. ]]> 2020-10-22 14:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852643026 mrichards251 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852643435 I think they should abolish the electoral college because it is such a long process when they could use the popular vote system instead. The electoral college is easy for people to cheat the votes. It also does not give the other voters a voice in the election. ]]> 2020-10-22 14:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852643435 ssanidas25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852643572 2020-10-22 14:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852643572 mmalone251 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852644747 I think they should get rid of the electoral college voting process because it is unfair. People are very scared because the electoral college vote isn’t really a part of a democracy. A democracy means free but when the electoral college started voting for president without the public's approval is unfair. If you win the popular vote and don't win the electoral college vote than what is even the point of the popular vote. If you win texas and california you already almost one the election. If you want your vote to actually count we should abolish the electoral college.]]> 2020-10-22 14:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852644747 btersolo25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852645760 I think the government should get rid of the electoral college because I think that if you win the popular vote but not the electoral college then it should be the citizens decision to choose who won. In 2016 there Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the electoral college vote. Media has said that some electoral voters cheated on the vote to make Donald Trump win.]]> 2020-10-22 14:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852645760 osavino25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852646119 I think we should get rid of the electoral college, it is unfair to the voters. They should either get rid of it or change the way it works. We can vote for someone and then they win the vote by a lot but they can loose the presidency because of the electoral college. our votes don't count to determine who wins just how many.]]> 2020-10-22 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852646119 mpesce25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852647335 2020-10-22 14:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/852647335 cgarlin25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861924500 I think the Electoral college should make changes. I think the Electoral college should be changes because it is unfair that the bigger states get more electoral votes then the smaller states. So the candidates are focusing and spending all there money on the bigger states then the small states. This means the smaller states have a say but not much of an impact in the electoral college then the bigger states. The smaller states should get more votes because they are apart of the electoral college and they should matter more then they do right now. That´s why I think the Electoral college should not go but they should make some changes to it. ]]> 2020-10-26 14:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861924500 mdaaboul251 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861924587 I think that we should abolish the Electoral College voting system because it is so unfair. I think that it is unfair to smaller states - the reason I think that it is unfair to smaller states with less delegates is because it doesn't give enough attention to the smaller states. Candidates could win just by winning in states with more delegates than others. It is also unfair if your state uses the "winner takes all" system - I think this system (which is part of the electoral college) is unfair because your vote is basically going to waste if the candidate you voted for doesn't get the popular vote in your state. In 2016 Hillary Clinton won by 3 million in popular votes but still lost to Donald Trump because of the Electoral College system - if more American citizens want something then the other, they should get what they want. I think that a Popular Vote System would be much better for the election because then peoples' vote wouldn't go to waste if the candidate they voted for doesn't win in their state and the popular vote would determine what more Americans want. ]]> 2020-10-26 14:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861924587 rirving25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861924729 I think the Electoral college should be Abolished. The reson why i think the Electoral college should be abolished is because its unfair how the way they organize it because if theres a state with a big population like california and Texas and then there could be a state with a small population. The bigger the population the more electoral votes that that state will have, Say a president wins 40 states and the other wins 10 the president with the 10 states could win because they might have the states wth the bigger populations that have more electoral votes. So its unfair that the presidents will win by the electoral votes off of the population because one state might have very little poplation and another might have a lot of population. ]]> 2020-10-26 14:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861924729 malpert25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861928684 I think the electoral collage is a good system that helps vote for the president and doesn't make it so when it is close they do not have to go back and recount the votes. it protects the smaller states fro being over shadowed or pushed around. it helps by instead of the popular vote it is up to congress to choose the president. it makes it so all parts of the country have a roll in picking our president. that why We should keep the electoral collage.]]> 2020-10-26 14:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861928684 cjakerman25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861929926 I think that the electoral college should be banned and here"s why.
the electoral college should be banned because it gives swing states  too much power. another reason is because every vote should have a voice in the election. for example, the electoral college sometimes ignores most votes from the people that have voted. And another pro about banishing the electoral college is that if one of the candidates gets more popular and is most liked than the USA will have a more preferred president, and that is an actual fair vote. ]]> 2020-10-26 14:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861929926 amayorga25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861999047 I think the electoral college should be abolished because it is unfair. There are over 300 million people in the United States but out of those people only 538 decide who the president will be. The electors don´t vote on the citizens behalf and many of them are able to vote for whoever they like. The electoral college allows the president to be decided by a few states. It does not ensure the president is elected by the states. The bigger states are in more control with their bigger population. The candidates only have to campaign in a few states. ]]> 2020-10-26 14:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861999047 rbyrne25 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861999904 I think that that the Electoral college should be abolished for a few reasons.  The system is unfair to everyone especially smaller states.  The bigger states get more electoral votes and the smaller states dont get as much or even enough attention. I think that the smaller states should get more attention since they are part of this country too. Also The outdated electoral system can create an imbalance that can negativity impact your lives. ]]> 2020-10-26 14:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/861999904 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/868119330 I believe that the Electoral College should either be abolished, or make major changes. One reason is because the electoral college does not protect the smaller states. The states with a larger population receive more electoral votes while the smaller states don't receive less than half of that. When people say that America has a democracy, the first thing that comes to mind is a fair say. But how can that be true, when some states barely get a say. In reality the candidate running for office only has to win the vote of a few states to win the election.]]> 2020-10-28 01:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/868119330 khouston251 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/868144027 I believe that the Electoral College should either be abolished, or make major changes. One reason is because the electoral college does not protect the smaller states. The states with a larger population receive more electoral votes while the smaller states don't receive less than half of that. When people say that America has a democracy, the first thing that comes to mind is a fair say. But how can that be true, when some states barely get a say. In reality the candidate running for office only has to win the vote of a few states to win the election.]]> 2020-10-28 02:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/868144027 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/891211952 I think that we should abolish the Electoral College because it is unfair to ]]> 2020-11-04 18:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/891211952 cmorris253 https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/891224985 I believe that we should abolish the Electoral College because it is unfair to states with larger populations and voters in states with lower populations votes count more. I think that it should just be a popular vote with everyone's vote counting the same as everyone else.]]> 2020-11-04 18:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lizabarrett/t06bsic9maawcxmd/wish/891224985