text: Back in the times in which the Electoral Collage was founded, commucation between the colonies was not quick. News could take months to arrive, and with the Electoral Collage, if news about a presidential candidate came out that made him a threat, for example if he was a murderer, the electors would know that and, despite what the voters thought, not to vote for him. In the current times, as soon as something had happened that would make a candidate look bad, it would not be very long before such news would be on T.V., social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.),and on the radio. So unless someone wasn't paying much attention, every vote should be valid.