Safeguard: An Electoral College Story

Excuse the fact this doc is made by a person who has made right-wing docs before. This doc does a good job of breakdown the history of our electoral system and it does breakdown pros and cons, but of course people will not like it. The biggest and seemingly only argument I see is that majority (popular vote) is suppose to always win. I personally would like more real debate on both sides but those days are gone. They breakdown why the founding fathers did not want that and it actually does make sense. They talked about Lincoln, but he won because there were more voters in the north and electoral votes in the north. I already know some folks won't like it cause the already have it in their minds the system must go, but it is true if you complain about the 1%, then you know the 1% can buy votes for majority, even though it is hard if not possible to trust the 'body of electors'. Another thing is true, if they get rid and still don't get what they want, they still will scream 'rigged' and 'corrupt'. So honestly what does it really matter...

I am disapointed, but not surprised by the poor reviews of this documentary by neophytes that still believe America was founded on flawed beliefs and systems that are outdated and unfair. The movie lays out clearly the intellectual compromise that created the "United States" and why the Electoral College is still relevant and necessary. Of course if you dont give a damn about your state's vote, or more likely dont care about the concerns of the electorate in Wyoming or Nebraska, then throw it away and allow LA, Chicago, Houston and NYC, choose presidents. The picture makes the arguments on both sides but clearly shows the popular vote option is the least "fair" and most divisive.

This documentary made a number of factual errors, and, to me, made a stronger case for eliminating the electoral college than for keeping it.

You can tell by looking at the speakers bio that this is skewed to the Republican side. However, the facts they present seem valid. There are lots of reasons to appreciate the electoral college. The fact that you can keep everyone vested in the process and not disenfranchise a few, has a lot of value. The fact that states can make their own decisions, can obviously be good or potentially bad. You can see a wide variety of rules against abortion. So I see both sides, the founders created the system to prevent corruption. However, the fact that they didn't have leading Democrat thinkers in the documentary, makes me feel like this is a one-sided story.

If you can avoid absorbing the one-sided Opinions and focus on the construct of the electoral college, you have to admit it is pretty creative and has the time.

First of all, this is not about the workings of the electoral college. It's a 77 minute commercial defending the continued existence of the antiquated electoral college.

Their arguments don't even make sense. They say that without the electoral college a candidate could win without a majority of the popular vote and that wouldn't be right. Then they claim that Lincoln only won because of the existence of the electoral college. But he also won the popular vote with 39%. So, even WITHOUT the electoral college, he would have won. They are contradicting themselves because they can't keep their "alternative facts" straight.