Toubles with the Presidential Election

I believe that Publius's (James Madison) solution to the tyranny of majority fractions being related to the great size of a republic and the diversity of its people, as he expressed in The Federalist No. 10, is very relative to problems our society has with the way today's presidential elections are held. Frequently people who are a part of the same party (mainly Democratic or Republic) break away from their party to independent run for president due to some conflict of interests of beliefs. As Publius predicted, this makes it harder for there to be a majority agreement in the popular vote during many presidential elections. People begin to wonder if we should not elect a president who is not approved of by the majority of the people. We could always regulate elections to two candidates, but i believe that this would cause that tyranny of majority fractions to have even worse consequences. If you think about it, this is what Publius wanted to happen to some extent.

According to all of the diagrams shown in class today regarding presidential elections, almost all of the electoral votes had a majority winner. As a republican democracy, this is how we run. Those in the electoral college or more aware of what the candidates running for presidency will do with their time in office and how it will effect the American population. The average American is more concerned with the gossip and personal lives associated with political candidates. They can take into account a mistake a candidate made in his/her personal life and not vote on his based at all on his political views. (Clinton presidency is a great example of this. He may not have one the popular vote because of the huge scandal regarding him that was constantly in the news and tabloids). Maybe it is better that we vote for the electoral college and let them decide on who should be president as they aren't as likely to be persuaded by the candidates personal lives. A majority of electoral votes should be enough to make sure our president is one who will work for the common good of all of its people.