text: I think we should change to the most popular vote. Under the electoral college voters don't vote for the president but vote for a state for electors. If you were in texes and wanted to vote for john kerry you would be voting for 34 Democratic electors pledge to kerry. On the off chance if kerry won the state wide vote the 34 Democratic electors would go to congress and kerry would get 34 electoral votes now that is a little riduculos. Sometimes voters get confused about the electors and chose the wrong one.