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Its easy to do because you don't have to count  them up yourself.
Claim
Effective
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I facts that these four guys even like it (Richard Nixon,Jimmy Carter,and Bob Dole). Do you know over 60% of voters would prefer voteing direct election
Evidence
Adequate
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We need more people to vote the more voters the better it will look,we don't need to beat aound the tree. This make people feel better to vote then doing it another way.
Claim
Ineffective
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The only con of doing this is we don't know who did it. You want think that really matter but it does because some can cheat for somebody.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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The state legislatures been picking electors since 1960. In Kennedy days when he was running he got cheated out his vote,so he lost
Evidence
Adequate
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but they done fixed all that things going well.
Rebuttal
Ineffective
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This is five reasons the keep the method of voting like that
Claim
Adequate
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#1 fact there is a certainty of outcome by that i mean it show the popular votes. In 2012 Obama received 61.7% vote and Romney popualr vote was 51.3%.#2 is he/she have to be everybody president. He/she can't play sides like her cant just do the most for the south havt to be fair fot all of them.#3 swing states by sayig that the winner-take-all. So whoever win they take it all the awarding and everything else.#4 big states with big states the elsctoral collegethe balance all it out by the popualr votes. So it compare as a small states so u bout say its even. Last #5 it can stop and avoid run-offs when Nixon and Clinton was running it was a tied at 43%.
Evidence
Effective
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So do you understand where i'm coming from with this. So keep it easy just let the electoral college stay around.
Concluding Statement
Ineffective
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Most of the teenagers use there phones half of there life, Reconsidering the school's cell phone policy is a great idea, for many reason and some of the reasons are these
Lead
Adequate
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Even though you say not to bring cell phones to school students still do it , some of the students need to bring there phones to school to communicate with there parents telling them that they're at school.
Claim
Adequate
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Other students need there phones incase of an emergency, and there parents need to contact there kids or the parents need to be contacted, the school can use there phones.
Evidence
Adequate
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It is a great idea letting the students use there phones during lunch or free periods that gives the students a feeling of trust from the school.
Position
Adequate
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Not allowing students to use there phones at all
Counterclaim
Ineffective
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is not really going to help.
Rebuttal
Adequate
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The students will find a way to bring there phones to school and use them while the teachers are not looking. Most of the students are already doing it, why you think putting a new policy is going to help the school it really is not, but by letting the students bring there phones in school and giving them time to use them is going to let the students know that the school trusts them, that the school doesn't think of them as children but as young and responsible adults
Evidence
Effective
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To change the policy you have to look at the problem is booth ways in the mind of a teacher and in the mind of a student.
Claim
Adequate
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Some of the teachers may think by bringing a phone to school is a sign of not having respect
Counterclaim
Adequate
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but it really isn't students don't mean to be rude.
Rebuttal
Adequate
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Sometimes there parents even ask them to bring there phones, other times the students want to bring there phones. The students in the other side feel as if the school doesn't trust them by not letting them bring there phones to school, they feel like children
Evidence
Adequate
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All of this can be resolved if you let the students bring there phones to school and have them off and not use them, and letting them use them in there free time
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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On my Opinion i think is a good way to the student that they can take classes on online or on video chat is a good way to do it
Position
Adequate
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some students sometimes some of then they live so far of the school so they dont have other way to educate they self and i think is a good communication to learn.
Claim
Adequate
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Is a good benefit because is a easy way to do it, easy and fast and is good too because sometimes some days is snowing and when is snowing all school are closed
Claim
Adequate
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And they close the school because the students can not trasportate to the like that because the streets are freeze and really complicate to transport to the school.
Evidence
Adequate
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If i have to take classes on online or video chat i will because more easy for me and is not difficult to learn on online or video chat
Claim
Adequate
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And because i can have more free time i can do more things and i can have a job.
Claim
Adequate
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And think too for some student is not good because they dont have the opportunity to have a computer t do they classes online or they dont have internet is difficult for them.
Evidence
Adequate
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Is a good option online classes but not for all students some of them are benefit and some of them dot.
Claim
Adequate
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Only classes are a good reason to use because is a good way to cominitate in a long distance
Claim
Ineffective
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but Free online schools, have to be free all schools online for all students they dont have to pay nothing.
Evidence
Ineffective
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The time if they take online classes they they go not miss nothing because they can star when they want.
Claim
Adequate
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On my oponion is a goog way to do it.   
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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I personally think that by you changing the school policy it would make it hard for all the people that enjoy sports with a "C" average to even enjoy the activities . I believe that you should not change the school policy because the most kids that enjoy playing academic sports such as Basketball, Track , Cheerleading, Football, soccer ,etc. they wouldn't get a chance to play because the new rule you trying to enforce . I think sports isn't just for everyone with a " B" average it should be for everyone that would like to play as long as the have a good grade point average.
Lead
Adequate
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As far as the new policy goes I disagree because i feel everybody should be able to participate in activities
Position
Effective
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This is their time to represent with good character and attitude and also have fun and enjoy their time at school . Instead of not being able to play for having a "C" grade point average
Evidence
Ineffective
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They have shown effort and that is all that is required is that all students show effort
Claim
Adequate
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I feel as though it helps to keep the students motivated and on the right path
Claim
Adequate
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knowing they have a reward to look forward to as the go on the field or the track or court. This keep their confidence goes up and the are more energetic to learn and be ready to work and other thing
Evidence
Adequate
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not all people have a passion for the same thing and not all students can keep a "B" average while working or while playing a sport
Claim
Adequate
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i believe we should keep our current policy and the both "B &C" average students play sports as well as the others .
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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This teens manual I talk to talk about expectation. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home.
Lead
Adequate
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The first I ready to talk about some expectation.
Claim
Adequate
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That's great to some students learning option to take some class in home,
Position
Adequate
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for example, some people do others things to help in home one example is he/her work in some place to help his family. Other example, regularity students nope have the opportunity go to the schools because the students things they not equality or things he/her can't do anythings to learning. I support the way to some teachers or one person is working to schools or some people have permission to teacher to go the house the person nope lost any classes they provide.
Evidence
Adequate
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The another reason, Responsability,
Claim
Adequate
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for example, the place where I born people need to walk a lot distance to go learning and graduation some teachers sometime they go to the house where you live to teachers somethings to you. Other example, some time the people nope have transport or some people not have money to pay the transport to go schools. To graduate or learning more you do a lot things to graduate, however, if you put you responsibility you can do a lot or things to learning. Always the people is intelligent to great in school they can obtain beneficial scholarship to helping you and the family.
Evidence
Adequate
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Reason of this teens.
Claim
Ineffective
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People take classes the way online, some examples, a lot people taking that's way because some people are elder; but they things is better to graduate because he/she work and others things. Some people things that's is more better for then I things that's is great to do both side. People can helps another person or example some reason why he/her taking that's journey to graduate. Always one person in class is coming four or less days to schools the attends is so bad students things is better go to work that's why a lot students take that's route. Some students don't matter anythings about the school, however, students particularity not a lot both some person things bad.
Evidence
Ineffective
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Next reason, offer to learning to night is better too,
Claim
Ineffective
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for example, some people things that is better option too, however, not a lot person have some opportunity to attend classes in home in the morning or late. A lot students take the opportunity to finish the school online. Person take that opportunity is because they have another weigh, for example, they go to work or stay in home to do nothing about his life.
Evidence
Adequate
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That's great to some students learning option to take some class in home, for example, some people do others things to help in home one example is he/her work in some place to help his family. The place where I born person walk a lot distance to learning and somethings to graduation some when teachers sometime they go to the house where you live to teachers somethings to you. People can helps another person or example some reason why he/her taking that's journey to graduate. Some people things that is better option too, however, not a lot person have some opportunity to attend classes in home in the morning or late. My options I take the position to learning or finish my high school online, because that's really great to explain another person your experience about to finish school online. Always the person things somethings they not have good ideas to his life or something similarity. Opportunity great things for the person have major action. Great take both ideas in this teens.  
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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I understand that you are considering two possible policies that have to do with using cell phones in school
Lead
Adequate
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I think that you should think of allowing students to bring phones to school and let them use them during lunch periods and other free times, as long as the phones are turned off during class time.
Position
Effective
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thirty percent of the population of children are getting in trouble in school because of the use of cell phones in school.
Evidence
Adequate
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First of all, if students have cell phones then they will be tempted to use it and might get in trouble if they use it in class secretly because they are not allowed to use them in school
Claim
Effective
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. Lets say that students are in class and they feel the urge to text because they have not used the phone that day. They will want to use it in class but they will do it secretly so the teacher wont take it away. For example there was this kid in my class and while we were in the middle of the lesson he would take out the phone while the teacher had her back to us and start using it. If you put the policy that will let us use our cell phones in school during lunch periods and free time then we will have enough texting done so that we will not need to text anymore until school is finished or until their next free time.
Evidence
Effective
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Second of all, if we were able to use our phones in lunch periods or free times then what will be the point of students getting in trouble all the time because of cell phones.
Claim
Effective
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Just think about it, if students aren't able to use their phones in school at all then they will use it no matter what the case is because they feel the urge to do it. They will feel the need to do it because either they receive text that will make them want to reply back or they become so obsessed with using them that they think that they have to use it.
Evidence
Effective
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Lastly, you wont have teachers complaining about their students not paying attention in class due to the fact that the students are always on their cell phones. Most teachers have to stop the lesson because they have to waste their time taking students cell phones away.
Evidence
Effective
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If you put the policy that students can use their phones at free times and lunch periods then teachers wont be interrupted anymore and will just have to worry about teaching the students about what they have to learn to pass to the next grade.
Claim
Effective
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Finally, that is why it would be a great idea to put the policy that will let the students use their cell phones at free times and lunch periods.
Concluding Statement
Effective
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I mean sure if students aren't allowed to use their phone at all because of school rules then they might be willing to not use it because they wouldn't want it taken away.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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But just think about the amount of students that will be able to pay attention in class because they won't need to use their phone.
Rebuttal
Adequate
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I hope you take my letter to consideration and put a policy that will allow students to use their phones freely during free times and lunch periods.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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Principal such not do this become most students have c' s in there class
Position
Adequate
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what happen if you were that student that want to play a sport. Most kid will not be happy if you did this.
Claim
Adequate
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The kid will get there grade up when they can not do it. Your school will win against other school in the united states. your school be know as the best sport teams.
Evidence
Ineffective
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other activities help students in class room. same activities are good for the students in different class room
Claim
Adequate
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same other students came from other place for this activities. same kid will leave there families to get this education. those kid go back after there education is finish to help there family.
Evidence
Ineffective
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same love playing sport like basketball,soccer,baseball,and other sports they have only c' s grade. students that love sport they will do whatever to be in that sport
Claim
Adequate
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32D0A06A0A23
same of there grade are C' s and that all there grade in there class room. most kid have grades of a c' s they sould still be in sports or activities. the kid listen, pass test, do they homework just to be in a sport or activities.
Evidence
Ineffective
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32E3A5BDD0B2
I believe that we should not keep the Electoral College because i feel as if it would be easier for people to vote somore people would actually vote.
Position
Adequate
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32E3A5BDD0B2
I know the Electoral College was established by our fouding fathers, but it is time to tart with something new and for something new to be established. I would honestly choose the popular vote because it also puts a suspence on people about who will win. The Electoral College may be widely regrded as an anachronism but when we vote we do not vote for a presidential candidate we're actually voting for slate electors. The college does not have a democratic pedigree which is another reason why we should use popular vote.
Evidence
Adequate
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When i vote i like to know as soon as possible and i feel as if we had popular vote it would be faster to do. Opinoins may not be taken inconcideration but my opinion is strong that we should use popular vote i really feel like more people would come to vote if we used that. People may feel like the Electoarl College is too long of a process so they just say oh i dont have to go vote so im not going to. The Electoral College avoids elections but without them how would we know about our future president and how would we know whether or not the person would do a good job at running our country?
Evidence
Ineffective
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Overall i will stay with popular vote but if they choose not to do it that will not stop me from voting to choose who will run my country and do a good job at it! i know that whatever desicion is made was for the best intrest for our country.11
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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I think that our president's should be chosen by popular vote
Position
Adequate
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they have better chances of winning
Claim
Adequate
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33008B95DE9C
they will know how many people agree with what they are trying to do in the United States.
Claim
Adequate
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The president's have better chances of winning because they can have the most votes and wouldn't have to wait on the Electoral College.
Claim
Adequate
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33008B95DE9C
Such as paragraph 9 says, "Thanks to the quirks of the electoral college-won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now." I think that was unfair because Al Gore could of been the president but instead he was not, after all the campaigning he did to get those voters to vote for him it ended up as a waste because the voting didn't get him anywhere. If I was a president I would be highly upset because I knew I could have a big chance of losing just because of the Electoral College.
Evidence
Adequate
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What doesn't make any sense to me is that the voters are not voting for the president but are voting for a slate of electors.
Claim
Effective
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What's the whole point of voting then? People are out here voting for electors that they don't even know and most of the electors are people who not holding public office. In paragraph 13 it says, "During the 2000 campaign, seventeen states didn't see the candidates at all, including Rhode Island and South Carolina, and voters in 25 of the largest media markets didn't get to see a single campaign ad." To me they are cheating people out of their votes, people vote for the one that they think could make a change not just voting just to be voting.
Evidence
Adequate
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The president would know how many people agree with what they are trying to do in the United States.
Claim
Adequate
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The electoral college votes won't help them know who is really for them and who's not because if someone win over electoral votes there are going to be people out there mad about the fact that they had won. This will make people not want to vote at all because 9 times out of 10 the person they are voting for gone lose. The electoral college just makes it difficult for the people that are running for president.
Evidence
Adequate
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I'm not saying that it should be easy to just become something big, but if you worked hard enough I think that you should be honored enough to become president through popular votes.
Claim
Adequate
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This will make the incoming president feel appreciated for all the hard work they did to recieve all these votes. They will know that what they are trying to set forward is good for some people and not just for them. Such as paragraph 12 says, "Perhaps most worrying is the prospect of a tie in the electoral vote." What would happen then? That's why you should just give it to the person with the most votes because they deserve it.
Evidence
Ineffective
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I hope what I have really proved my argument that we should change the way a president is chosen so it can be fair to everyone. I think this will make the incoming president feel confident in himself to make this happen.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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Dear, Principal I think students at our school should be required to do community service. There are many reasons they should do community service.
Position
Adequate
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One of the reasons is that all the students should be involved in the community
Claim
Adequate
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Another reason is so that instead of the students going out and doing drugs and hurting the community they could help the community.
Claim
Adequate
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The only reason that people get bored in school is because they don't think that they are helping there future in school because they don't feel involved. But if they are required to do community service they would feel involved and it would help there future.
Evidence
Adequate
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If the students volunteered at a elementary school it won't just help the volunteer it would also help the elementary student. If we help the elementary student it would not just help his future but ours to.
Evidence
Adequate
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Here at our school it would be great to have to require community service it wont just help us but it would also help our future.
Concluding Statement
Ineffective
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Dear senatoris it posible for you to change the electoral college to election by popular vote for the president of the united states because its better.
Position
Adequate
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Acording to source one, the electoral college consists of 538 electors"."A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president". Thats alot of votes that electoral college needs.
Evidence
Ineffective
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In source two it says "over 60 percent of voters would prefer a direct election to the kind we have now".
Claim
Adequate
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More people prefer the direct vote because under the electoral college system voters vote for for a slate of electors,who in turn elect the president. acording to the article in reason one."In 2012 obama received 61.7 persent of the electoral vote compared to 51.3 percent of popular votes for him and Romeny. because almost all states award electoral college votes on a winner- takes-all basis".
Evidence
Adequate
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for example in reaosn five "nixon in 1968 and clinton in 1992 both had only a 43 percent plurality of the popular votes,while winning a majority in the electoral college(301 and 370 electoral votes,respectively).alot of people say that electoral college method of selecting the president may turn off potential voters for a candident. people that are in presidental elections are people who want to express a political preference rather than people who think that a singel vote may decide an election.  
Evidence
Ineffective
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No I think that the Electoral College does not work,
Position
Adequate