TWO MILLION VOTES NULLIFIED? SHOCKING!

Musing over the relevance of the Electoral College (EC) for the US election of the President and Vice-President is mind-boggling to say the list. And until now I see no clarity at all. It seems that the EC is a method which really discounts the importance of many citizen's votes. It also appears that the method is dividing the country -- thus appearing as if the Americans are not all Americans but rather are a mixture of this and that citizen. If I visit New York, and then California, will there be a difference in terms of citizens minds and hearts? Are they not all Americans? 

When an election is meant to define the future and to push the progress of everyone, having that EC does not seem to be the proper means to insure that the people get the right leaders for themselves. Limiting the choosing of the officials to a few individuals who act as members of the EC is like allowing only a few people to eat the pie which has been made by millions of people. 

At the latest count, Hillary could win by 2 million votes* over Trump and yet the latter is the one who will enjoy the title of President. Is that not unfair to the 2 Million voters who exerted so much effort to vote? They racked their brains over so many months, listening to the debates, analysing the discussions, determining which individual could best serve their political, economic, social and cultural interest. Now, is it possible to dismiss their votes just because of a method that is highly flawed, from the choice of electors to the actual voting process?

The United States is touted to be the leading Democratic country in the world. And so wherever she goes, to whatever country, and then engages in war, the people do not question anymore her motives, rather the majority do not. That is because it is as if Superman is coming, Folks, listen and watch as he defeats the evil monsters of the world. 

Now who will slay the monsters of the ballots? 

"In the US, some 400 institutions now run PhDs programmes and more than 1.35 million doctorates were awarded between 1920 and 1999. Of these, 62% were in science and engineering – “itself a reflection of the way in which modern economies were becoming more dependent on technological development”. **

Thus, despite the advances in education, the United States who is fourth, in 2012, in terms of being the most educated country, with her neighbor Canada topping the list, in terms of elections, it seems to be lagging behind our own Philippine elections, where the people really make their own choice of the officials.  

Now why in the world does this EC exist in the US?  How come it is so easy for an election to nullify, to invalidate, to annul, to negate, to  ZAP two million votes?
Is it not enough that all voters have minds and hearts which they use for voting? By sticking to the EC method, isn't the US rocking them to not feel anything and just accept what has been brought in by the EC? 

God, until know, I do not understand this Electoral College at all. Please help me because it is the counterpart of our Extrajudicial Killings of dope pushers in our country -- a kind of mockery and assassination of the votes. 

That this is happening in the leading country for Democracy is incomprehensible. There should be a more humane way of choosing the president. That this is occurring under a president who was chosen overwhelmingly despite his skin color in 2007 and 2011 is rather shocking. 






*http://www.ibtimes.com/latest-poll-most-accurate-survey-has-donald-trump-leading-hillary-clinton-point

** (http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20130403121244660)
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A comparison of the Electoral vs Popular Votes

Electoral Vote versus Popular Vote comparison chart

	Electoral Vote	Popular Vote
Political Structure	Representative republic	Direct democracy
Progression of Vote	Citizen votes for delegate or representative, generally in accordance with their allegiances/party affiliation. Delegates convene and vote. Winner of that vote is elected for the position in question.	Citizens vote for their choice of official for the position being elected. Votes are counted. Majority of votes is elected to that position.
Bureaucracy	Requires formation of some form of committee, college, or council to vote after they've been elected. May also have government oversight organizations.	Requires no formation of such groups, nor the election of such groups. May also have government oversight organizations.
Establishment of Voting Districts	Mandatory, regional delegates run for given district's delegate locations via their party or individually.	Not required.
Gerrymandering	Present and created as a result of voting districts.	Not created due to lack of need for voting districts.
Party Benefits	Favors majority parties, as they can concentrate resources, change bureaucracy, establish and gerrymander voting districts.	Favors no party size in particular, though greatly improves potential for minority parties e.g., a third political party in the U.S.
Modern History A presidential candidate needs 270 (just over 50%) electoral votes to win. Here is a list of the number of electoral votes for each state: State Electoral Votes Alabama 9 Alaska 3 Arizona 11 Arkansas 6 California 55 Colorado 9 Connecticut 7 Delaware 3 Washington, D.C. 3 Florida 29 Georgia 16 Hawaii 4 Idaho 4 Illinois 20 Indiana 11 Iowa 6 Kansas 6 Kentucky 8 Louisiana 8 Maine 4 Maryland 10 Massachusetts 11 Michigan 16 Minnesota 10 Mississippi 6 Missouri 10 Montana 3 Nebraska 5 Nevada 6 New Hampshire 4 New Jersey 14 New Mexico 5 New York 29 North Carolina 15 North Dakota 3 Ohio 18 Oklahoma 7 Oregon 7 Pennsylvania 20 Rhode Island 4 South Carolina 9 South Dakota 3 Tennessee 11 Texas 38 Utah 6 Vermont 3 Virginia 13 Washington 12 West Virginia 5 Wisconsin 10 Wyoming 3	Does not allow higher populated areas (say, CA or NY) to take advantage of being able to always vote for the candidate, thereby underrepresenting the other rural areas of the nation.	Harder to accomplish beyond geographically-close groups prior to modern transportation and communication. These hindrances are no longer in place for developed nations.