text: A tie that occurs in an election is unfair. The House of Representatives is now responsible for the election. The winner-takes-all is also a big problem. The eclection is basically in the "Swing" states because the election is so close. So i guess the smaller the better. "The Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational." Says Bradford Plumer in the article "The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong."