text: The Electoral College has been in operation since well before 1888. in this time the only time it was even close to being a tie as stated in source two paragraph four "... a tie would have occurred if a mere 5,559 voters in Ohio and 3,687 voters in Hawaii had voted the other way."(Plumer). Yes, it may have been a close call but it did not happen and it doesn't say it might not ever happen just that it didn't. without the Electoral College what would of happened in 1968 with Nixon and then again in 1992 with Clinton, they both tied with their competiters far as popularity goes. If it wasn't for the Electoral College they would of had to make up some tie breaker that could possably been rigged or unfair to either one of the candidites.