text: In defense of the Electoral College: Five reasons to keep our despised method of choosing the President by Richard A. Posner It is the most thoughtful voters who get to decide on the election. I'm sure the states don't just choose random people, because the people that are elected by the state to vote are also from that state, and they are normal (more thoughtful) voters, who deserve to decide. "It can be argued that the Elecoral College method of selecting a president may turn off potential voters for a candidate who has no hope in carrying their state" for example Democrats in Texas, or Republicans in California, "knowing that their vote will have no effect" but that's their call the VOTERS call, if they don't want to participate in the voting it's partially their fault the candidate they favor doesn't get selected.