The movement for a national popular vote for presidential elections is gaining momentum. Currently, 59 percent of Americans favor replacing the Electoral College with a direct popular vote, and 17 states (and D.C.) have pledged to adopt a popular vote.

• Why the American Founders created the Electoral College and how the two-party system changes the way it functions;
• How the Electoral College prevents political campaigns from focusing only on urban—and not rural—voters; and
• What presidential elections would look like without the Electoral College and how the national popular vote could lead to a decrease in election integrity.

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