text: On the other hand, changing to election by popular vote for the president of the United States has some advantages. In "Source 2: The Indefensible Electoral College: Why even the best-laid defenses of the system are wrong", author Bradford Plumer claims "the electoral college is unfair, outdated, and irrational" because "candidates don't spend time in states they know they have no chance of winning." This means that the candidates focus on the "tight races of the 'swing' states." To continue, Plumer also argues that changing to election by popular vote makes every vote count;however, chaning to election by popular vote will cause mant disputes and it is not the right way to keep everyone satisfied with voting for a new president. Keeping the Electoral College is more realistic.