text: They should not really even call it the presidential election casue when you vote for presidential candidate you are actually voting for slate electors. Each party selects a slte of electors trusted to vote for the party's nminee and represent them. In 2000 Gore the popular votes which means most people would have rather had him then bush but bush won the electional because the electoral votes. There is really not a reason why the people should vote because either way the electors are choosing the preisdent. The people are showing who they want but really does not matter that much. The only reason why people vote for the poplar vote because the if there is tie between the electoral vote it goes to the popularity vote.