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Originally Posted by Nephythys
Alex will certainly answer it better- but there is a REASON we are a representative republic and NOT a democracy. It protects people's interest.
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Yes, we are a republic, but that has nothing to do with the existence of the electoral college. There is nothing inherent in Republicanism that requires an electoral college. The purpose of the electoral college it carry federalism over into the selection of the president. France is a republic, for example, but does not use an electoral college to elect the president (that is done by direct straight popular election). Though a form of an electoral college is used to elect the Senate (but not the National Assembly). There are many republics in the world and very few use an electoral college of any type.