electoral college

             Many people are dissatisfied with are country's current election process. A candidate could
             win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote, and thus lose the presidency. This method
             has led to a lot of controversy and may eventually lead to election reforms. One proposal
             concerning the presidential election process is to have a single national primary four
             months before the final election. Currently, there is a very tight presidential primary
             schedule. This process generally favors the candidate with the most financial backing. In
             this years primary season, there is a massive amount of primaries held on March 7. Shortly
             following these primaries is an even bigger barrage of caucuses and primaries. This greatly
             favors the candidate with the most money, for he will be able to spread his ideas to many
             states in a short amount of time. A candidate with vast resources will not even have to
             campaign in every state because his state party establishments do the necessary things to
             make sure the voters hear their platform. The present alignment of state primaries is rather
             ineffective due to the tight schedule. Having a single national primary four months before
             the election seems like an appropriate alternative to the current system. This would give all
             of the candidates enough time to effectively campaign. Additionally, it would abolish the
             problem of states holding useless primaries. Primaries that occur after the nominee is
             determined are pointless. One national primary would eliminate this problem. However, a
             downfall of this proposal, is that a majority of the people would not be interested in the
             election, being that it is four months away. Many voters might end up voting for the
             candidate in their party due to the lack of interest in the long primary. A second reform to
             the election process is to have a general election in November with the winner being
             determined by the national popular vote....

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