text: The electoral college is irrational. In an electoral college, you don't vote for the president, you vote for a slate of electors that then vote for the president. In source two, it says, "Under the electoral college  system, voters vote not for the president, but for a slate of electors, who in turn elect the president." This proves that the system doesn't make sense and citizens should be able to directly vote for the president of their country.