Electoral College shouldn’t be abolished

• It normally delivers the right result that reflects the popular vote -e.g. 2012 and 2020
• it was drawn up by the Founding Fathers in a very different era politically and when the USA was smaller and less diverse
• a nationwide vote would lead candidates to focus on large urban areas
• reflects the federal nature of the USA, ensuring that candidates have to campaign in a range of states and not just the most populous ones
• faithless electors rarely affect the outcome of the election so are not a huge threat to representation
• it gives a clear winner
• Donald Trump tweeted in November 2016: The Electoral College is actually genius