text: The Electoral College helps make the election more predictable. And yes we all know what happen to Al Gore in 2000 but it is less likely than a dispute over the popular vote (Richard A. Posner). This has happen it the 2012 election "for example Obama recived 61.7 percent of the electoral vote compared to only 51.3 percent of the popular votes cast for him and romeny because almost all states award electoral votes victory in that state"(Richard A. posner). It is preety intresting how the Electoral College works knowing that it hal lasted a long time iour goverment.