text: said "The advocates of this position are correct in arguing that the Electoral College methid is not democratic in a modern sense...it is the electors who elect the president, not the people. When you vote for a presidential candidate you're actually voting for a slate of electors, But each party selects a slate of electors trusted to vote for the party's nominee (and that trust is rarely betrayed)...[; however,] it i sentirely possible that the winner of the electoral vote will not win the national popular vote.