But doesn't near universal literacy, mass-media and particularly television change all that?The Electorial College is in place so that the American People will be prevented from electing a Hamster as president, and have the results validated, something that happened at my University for Student Body President. <snip> Although the system can nerf election results occasionally, I think its a good system with some very good thought behind it.
It seems to me that, whether they use it wisely or not, all Americans now have the ability to make an informed decision about their leaders, which certainly wasn't the case 200 years ago.
Cheers Russell C.
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