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In reply to the discussion: Trump was NOT ELECTED by VOTERS. Hillary had 3 Million more! [View all]Locutusofborg
(524 posts)is because that's what the Constitution specifies.
And over 229 years, we have not seen fit to amend the Constitution to abolish the Electoral College. By the way, it is really, really difficult to amend the Constitution.
The last time the Constitution was amended (the 27th Amendment) that amendment was proposed by James Madison in 1789 and it didn't get ratified until 1992.
Also, only the president and vice president, of all elected officials are required to be natural born citizens. The Birthers tried to use that against Barack Obama.
Also the minimum age requirement for president (35) is higher than for any other federal elected office.
In 24 states there are laws that require Electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote in that state.