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this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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The main benefit is that it pushes a lot of issues to a more fault tolerant system.
Technically, the election of President was not supposed to be decided by the people. Only two state legislatures devolved the authority to choose the Electors in the Electoral College to a vote when Washington was elected. All states voted for the President after the Civil War, but the layout wasn't even.
In its current state, the Electoral College provides a fire break between the different states in how they vote. The states are supposed to run all elections, which may have impacts on who gets elected.
The system becomes easy enough for a lawyer to understand