To the Editor:
Two of the last five presidential elections have been decided by the Electoral College (EC) in spite of the designated winner receiving less popular votes than the candidate that was denied. The problems with the current system have been described in detail so I won’t go over them except to note that I voted for George W. Bush in 2000, but he shouldn’t have been awarded the win by the EC along with the help of the Supreme Court.
It’s also interesting to note that in 2004 George W. won the popular vote, but came very close to losing to John Kerry.
February 27, 2019
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