From the moment the Electoral College was established, many debated its pros and cons. As time passed, more and more people began to show support for a change in the system (Saad 2013). After George W. Bush defeated AL Gore in the 2000 election by losing the popular vote, but winning the college, leading to a “legal recount contest,” many began to question the fairness of the college (Cohen, 2010). This marked the “third time in the nation's history” that the least popular candidate took office (Longley). However, the electoral college should remain in place because it ensures the continuation of a representative democracy, maintains a two-party system, and because no plausible plan has currently been produced as a means of replacement. With the Electoral College in place, the United States remains a truly representative democracy. By having electors, appointed to cast their votes for the president, the nation distances itself from a direct democracy (Longley). During the creation of the nation, many people believe that the founders were strictly concerned with the power given to the citizens. However, they did not actually give the people much “political credit” (Longley). Indeed, the “framers expressly rejected” the idea of ​​the popular vote and believed that using state electors was the only right method to elect the president (Gringer 2008). They also understood that “it would be unlikely for a candidate to have a national presence among the people” (Patel, 2012). Delegate Elbridge Gerry believed that a plan using the popular vote was "radically vicious" and feared that "the people were uninformed and would be deceived by a few planners" (Gerry 1787). The framers understood that many people do not have many information or a background in politics... middle of paper... WHY THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE PLAN IS THE WRONG WAY TO ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. Columbia Law Review, 108, 182-230 electoral college?. Retrieved from: http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/Why-Keep-The-Electoral-College.htmMcCollester, M. (2007). Science Review, 82, 182-186. National popular vote bill passes halfway point (2014) Retrieved from http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/Patel, R. (2012). , You're Popular! An Interstate Compact Review of the National Popular Vote. McGeorge Law Review, 43, 645-654.Saad, L. (2013). Americans are calling for term limits and an end to the Electoral College. Gallup Poll BriefingWilliams, N. R. (2012). Because the national pact on the popular vote is unconstitutional. Brigham Young University Law Review, 2012, 1523-1583