Should we Keep the Electoral College?

Upon its founding, Alexander Hamilton described the Electoral College by saying, “if the manner of it be not perfect, it is at least excellent.” Our Founding Fathers established the Electoral College as a compromise between congress selecting the president and a popular vote.

But when the outcome of the popular vote doesn’t align with the outcome of the Electoral College, as was the case in 2016, some question the efficiency and fairness of the Electoral College. Several Presidential Candidates have even suggested it be abolished in favor of a...