text: First of all, the Electoral college isn't a direct election. "Under the electorial college system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." (Paragraph 10). In actuality, voters don't directly vote for the president when it comes to the electoral college. Although the Electoral College "restores some of the weight in the polititcal balance that large states lose by virtue of mal-apportionment", (paragraph 21) voters don't have the right to control whom their electors are said author Bradford Plumer. Voting for a group of electors doesn't always mean that they'll vote for the candidate in which you favor. This can have a huge affect on the reputation of the Electoral College itsself.