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politics
does the popular vote matter? or do electoral votes matter more since george bush beat al gore?
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In the presidential election, you don't vote for one of the candidates. You're actually voting for an elector who has pledged to vote for a certain candidate. They aren't legally bound to vote for the candidate they promised to, but it's extremely rare for them to change their mind.
In other words, the president is chosen by 538 people who are themselves chosen by citizens of their respective states.
The number of electors each state has is based on its population. So there's only a difference in outcome between the popular and electoral vote when the race is very close. The popular vote doesn't matter.
The idea for the elector college must have looked good on paper, but in practice it's useless or harmful.
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