text: consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 votes is required to elect the President. I am arguing for the change of  the electoral college in the favor of changing it to the election of popular vote. I believe that if the people were given the chance  to vote for president the outcome would differ. As it stands the president is elected by the electoral college. If the people were tasked with voting for the president then they would choose who they want. Not who the electors want. The electors vote for whoever would look good for office. That means that the president wont always do whats right for America. The people desevre to choose the president. In a way it would be giving the people more freedom. If