Joy, That sounds wonderful in theory, but does not work in practice. If the United States would elect presidents utilizing the Popular Vote, there would be a chance of your idea working. We don’t. As stated in our Constitution, each state votes for president and sends electors based on that states vote total. In order for a candidate to win, they must amass 270 Electoral votes. If no candidate reaches 270 Electoral votes, the House of Representatives chooses the winner.

Republicans understand that they would never win elections if the country went with total popular vote. Since they demand minority rule, our country is stuck with the Electoral College.