I think the ElectoralVote system is outdated

[Nye Bevan]

1. A popular vote system is much more vulnerable to cheating.

With the Electoral College, we do not have to worry about the integrity of the voting machines or the vote count in red states such as Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Idaho. There is absolutely no way of cheating in these states under the current system to help the Republican candidate. With a popular vote election, however, there would be unlimited scope for electoral shenanigans in these states.

It is good to bear in mind that moving to a system which is more vulnerable to cheating will benefit those with the least integrity the most. And after watching how the Republicans manipulated the Florida vote count in 2000, I would not be thrilled about giving them similar opportunities in all of the rabidly red states.

Having said that, I would be entirely happy with reapportioning each state's electoral votes so that the number of electoral votes each state had was proportional to its population. This would remove the unfair advantage currently enjoyed by the small states.