Schiff would abolish filibuster, end the Electoral College in his pro-democracy plan

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109. In the federalist papers

And pardon me for not recalling which one specifically, they explain that the elector system as envisioned was meant to provide oversight on the population election to ensure that valid political candidates became president. Winner take all was viewed by Madison and Jefferson, himself a victim of winner take all in his first bid for the presidency, as a violation of the spirit of Article II. Electors were intended to be persons of seniority and wisdom in the needs of the people outside of the political system. Hence the no senators, congress men, presidents or those who profit from government were allowed to be electors.

While states were supposed to chose by their own methods, winner take all was never envisioned by the founders in the drafting of the constitution. Partisan politics created the idea buy the second or third election. Our system is flawed, no doubt, and reform has been proposed, but doing away with it requires an amendment, and they are notoriously difficult to push through. Personally I don't always trust Americans to vote with their brains, the popular vote gave us Nixon, Reagan and two Bushes (with a little help).