What is your opinion on Electoral Votes vs Counting Every Individual Vote?

Thank you Gif

You're welcome

You seem to be getting off trace somewhat. All votes are counted but not all votes count.

I know that some smaller states have been nearly unanimous in the votes that were casted during the presidential elections and because of the size of the state there was only 1 vote cast. If each individual vote were counted, the election would have gone a different path.

I agree that more people would be out there voting. Too often I have heard "why bother".

Same here.

It won't take any longer because all votes are counted now. The problem arises after all the votes are in. I copied and pasted the following to perhaps clear up a few uncertainty in your minds. In the Federalist Papers (No. 68), Alexander Hamilton refers to the process of selecting the Executive, and refers to "the people of each State (who) shall choose a number of persons as electors," but he does not use the term "electoral college." Who selects the Electors? The process for selecting electors varies throughout the United States. Generally, the political parties nominate electors at their State party conventions or by a vote of the party's central committee in each State. Electors are often selected to recognize their service and dedication to their political party. They may be State elected officials, party leaders, or persons who have a personal or political affiliation with the Presidential candidate. Then the voters in each State choose the electors on the day of the general election. The electors' names may or may not appear on the ballot below the name of the candidates running for President, depending on the procedure in each State. Is my vote for President and Vice President meaningful in the Electoral College system? Yes, within your State your vote has a great deal of significance. Under the Electoral College system, we do not elect the President and Vice President through a direct nation-wide vote. The Presidential election is decided by the combined results of 51 State elections (in this context, the term "State" includes DC). It is possible that an elector could ignore the results of the popular vote, but that occurs very rarely. Your vote helps decide which candidate receives your State's electoral votes. I pasted this because it might be helpful for you understand how the electoral college was perceived and carried out. It doesn't change my opinion that it should be abolished. It was obviously written by a bunch of lawyers as one can never understand any thing they write.

Once again, thank you for your insightful responses.