Electoral College good or bad?

Electoral College:

The Good: 

1.      There is more power to the voters then direct elections

2.     When the popular vote is close this creates a clear winner

3.     Presidential candidates have to win the vast majority of votes, instead of focusing on metropolitan areas

4.     States with less population have just as much say in the vote as big ones 

5.     Make candidates to persuade states instead of individual voters

The Bad

1.     Any state that isn't a swing state can be ignore by the candidates

2.     Doesn’t establish the idea of one person has one vote, isn't much democracy

3.     Establishes the two party system, it is very hard for third-party candidates to run

4.     Creates the chance for the loser of the popular vote to win the electoral vote

5.     Chance for a tie, and what happens after that is bizarre

Analysis: The Electoral College should be here to say. Even though it takes away from the democracy, if everyone had one a single say in president the election would be long. In addition, candidates would focus on city areas and voters not in the cities won't have as much power. The candidates have to win the vast majority also. With America population growing it will only make the election process longer. In the end the electoral isn't a perfect but it isn't broken, so why fix it?

sources: http://www.sciencebuzz.org/topics/electoral-college-math/arguments-in-favor

http://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2012/10/10-reasons-why-electoral-college-problem