text: Futhermore, another reason why the Electoral College should stay as the primary system is because it is sure that it will decide the outcome of a presidential election. In 2012, Barack Obama has received 61.7 percent of all total votes according to the electors, which has decided the winner of the election. It is said that one vote can overturn the election if the voting is really close. In Source 1: "What Is the Electoral College?", each state is selected with a number of electoral voters each election and is responsible for the voting of their party. This is the way it should be, a group of voters of each state represent the state and cast an overall vote for the next president.