Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore and Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush during a debate in Boston, October 2000
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The president of the USA is not chosen directly by the US people. Instead, as required by Article II Section 1 of the US Constitution, each state is allocated a certain number of electors equivalent to its representation in Congress. Each elector votes for a presidential candidate on behalf of his or her state. There are 538 electors in total and they make up the Electoral College. It is this Electoral College which technically chooses the president.
There are four key reasons why the Electoral College should be abolished and replaced by a national popular vote.
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