text: To begin with, the United States should keep the Electoral College for the presidential election because the candidates campaign in all the regions. "The Electoral College requires a presidential candidate to have a trans-regional appeal." (Source 3, stanza 19). If the United States only had a popular vote election, the candidates would only campaign to the big states(higher population), and not the the smaller states(lower population). Then the smaller states and regions we feel like they are not involved or matter in the election. "The residents of the other regions are likely to feel disenfranchised-to feel that their votes do not count, that the new president will have no regard for their interests, that he really isn't their president." (Source 3, stanza 19). Also, a presidential candidate does not want to stay in a region where he will know he will win. The presidential candidate wants to be desired and win the elections in as much regions as possible, so more of his campaign electors go to the Electoral College. "This is a desirable result because a candidate with only regional appeal is unlikely to be a successful president." (Source 3, stanza 19).