Is it possible for a presidential candidate to receive the most popular votes and still not be elected president? Many Americans are shocked to find that the answer to this question is yes. The Founding Fathers were not the strong supporters of democratic government that the average American has been led to believe. To demonstrate this, just look at Article II of the United States Constitution. In Article II you will find details of the Electoral College system, a system that denies the American people the power to elect the president. (The Constitution) The Electoral College is an antiquated system that denies the American people the right to democratically elect their president and should be abolished and replaced with a more democratic system based on the popular vote. Although not common knowledge among the American electorate, the Electoral College elections in the United States are indirect popular elections. Although voters vote for the presidential candidate, they are actually voting for a group of voters who are committed to voting for a particular candidate. (Vote Smart Project) This group known as the Electoral College is made up of 538 citizens who are responsible for voting on behalf of their state and it is this group that actually chooses the president. The number of electoral votes is based on the number of U.S. senators and representatives in each state. (Electoral College) The presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in a state receives all of that state's electoral college votes. To be elected the presidential candidate must receive a majority of 538 votes or 270 electoral votes. (Project Vote Smart) On the surface this may be… a means of paper… an eye on the obvious fact that campaigning for president is not about appealing to all Americans but only to those Americans who happen to live in the states Cope 7 who, election after election, have the power to determine the next president of the United States. The Electoral College contradicts the belief that every voter matters. Every elected office in the United States, except the most important, the President, is elected on the basis of individual votes. (The Electoral College) In poll after poll, the American people have expressed a desire to abandon the Electoral College system. (The Electoral College Code) It's time for the American government to listen to the people. It's time to listen to the majority. It is time for the United States to abandon an antiquated and undemocratic system. It's time to silence the constituency..