text: Alright, the Electoral College is something that should not be used, by I can see the point of its purpose. The popular vote of the citizens can be infulenced by others, or advertisements and propoganda from political parties. Some voters are biased and overlook the negative things of the candidates because they do not wish to believe that this person does not support or believe everything they do. The Electoral College helps to balance that out. "No region... has enough electoral votes to elect a president." (In Defense of the Electoral College, par.  5) Richard A. Ponser asserts this in his article, as well as the fact that no region or place has any reason to go about "increasing his plurality" (par. 5) to make sure that a candidate will win. The Electoral College prevents this, resulting in a compromise between the popular vote of the citizens and Congress.