text: The Electoral College helps prevents the problem off elections that run-off. You see what happen is that when the ton runners tie the election gets very complicated. So the Electoral college produces a clear winner (Richard A Posmer). But it also can make the voters votes have no effect to the election. Which means that they would not have the push to care for the election anymore. Youhave to consider that if the Electoral College was not there that it would preety hard to select the winer of that tie.