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The electoral college is a process designed to keep certain states' massive populations from dwarfing other states in elections. Each state is allotted a certain number of votes, determined by their population. Because different states support different candidates, this process allows for every state's opinion to be equally represented in a vote, which is an advantage.
But it is not a flawless system. Oftentimes the winner of the election will not be winner of the popular vote, and be thrust into office because they won the electoral college. This is a large disadvantage because many people feel cheated that their vote was not heard, as the candidate they supported does not win the election. The second problem is that because of this process, many voters focus far more on parties than actual candidates beliefs and morals. If a person is in a swing state, they may ignore a candidate's promises, and instead favor voting to help keep the state a certain party, republican or democratic.
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