win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote, and thus lose the presidency. This method

has led to a lot of controversy and may eventually lead to election reforms. One proposal

concerning the presidential election process is to have a single national primary four

months before the final election. Currently, there is a very tight presidential primary

schedule. This process generally favors the candidate with the most financial backing. In

this years primary season, there is a massive amount of primaries held on March 7. Shortly

following these primaries is an even bigger barrage of caucuses and primaries. This greatly

favors the candidate with the most money, for he will be able to spread his ideas to many

states in a short amount of time. A candidate with vast resources will not even have to

election in November with the winner in each congressional district receiving one electoral

determined by the national popular vote. Under our current system, a candidate could win

problem of states holding useless primaries. Primaries that occur after the nominee is

simply too many problems and complications that make the Electoral College an ineffective

method is very similar to the current Electoral College. Since many districts are mainly

of the candidates enough time to effectively campaign. Additionally, it would abolish the

states that are up in the air are severely concentrated on. If the popular vote were to

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the election seems like an appropriate alternative to the current system. This would give all

candidate in their party due to the lack of interest in the long primary. A second reform to

downfall to this method, i

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