text: Each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the partys nominee and is rarely betrayed, however it is entirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote than Bush yet fewer electoral votes.  As some would say the Electoral College is unfair, outdated, and irrational.  The best arguments in favor of it are most likely assertions without much basis in reality.     Teachers usually believe they know whats best for their students, since from a time long past they were students too, but that is not necessarily true. Its been a long time since teachers roamed the halls of high school or middle school, and things have changed. This is why students need to be the ones designing summer projects since students are the ones doing them, the stress of students and the balance between work and fun.