I always assumed that the logic behind the Electoral College was that when the country was founded, communication was rather limited - and that they didn't really trust the average American to be able to make an educated choice because people simply would be unaware of the canidates & issues.
Obviously times have changed now that we have TV, Radio, Internet, etc - so I've sorta felt that the Electoral College was just an outdated idea.

>I would say so. Just look at the election of 2000 where Gore won the popular vote but lost the election. Bush lead the popular vote most of the evening until the west coast started adding greatly to Gores totals. Obviously the States Gore won were by wider popular vote margins than Bush margins in States that he won. So that is a good example of the need to appeal to a wide variety of voters whether they be from the northeast, west coast, midwest, or deep south. This is the part of the genious of the writers of our Constitution.
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>>Ok, that makes some sense, but aren't the electoral votes per state based on population? Is it just a way of bringing everyone closer to the center of the bell curve? If so, then it's not necessarily a bad thing.