text: To begin with, keeping the electoral college may be a good idea. When having you could swing states. In the passage "In Defense Of The Electoral College:Five Reasons To Keep Our Despised Method Of Choosing The President" the passage states that "The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes induces the candidates"(paragraph 20) The qoute is explaining that by having candidates from toss up states, the voters would help the elections. The voters would actually be interested in the electon and pay attention to what is happening. Having voters from toss up states may help decide the election.