text: , but is the power really in the hands of the people? The power may be in the hands of the people, but only the 538 people who belong to the Electoral College. The system in place is flawed and the outcome can be manipulted to favor one political party over the other. In 1960, segregationists in Louisiana nearly succesfully replaced the Democratic electors with different electors who would decieve the voters and then oppose Kennedy when voting.