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To better understand why the Electoral College was founded, it helps to understand the problem that the Founding Fathers were trying to solve at the time. They were attempting to establish a system of electing a president in a nation that consisted of just four million people spread throughout thirteen large and small states that were all highly suspicious of a centralized national government. Most people at the time believed that political parties were self-serving, detrimental, and had anything but the good of the people in mind. Many also believed that gentlemen did not campaign for public office, as reflected in the adage of the day, "The office should seek the man, the man should not seek the office." So how could a president be chosen without political parties or national campaigns? See also
  • Electoral College
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