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i dislike the electoral college primarily because it discourages anything other than a two candidate election. minor parties cannot compete under the system, as most people do not want to waste their vote on someone who can not win the election. very few countries (about 15) besides the US use this system; and other countries using alternatives to it so far have been very successful at representing the population. france, for instance, encourages many political parties to form because one only needs to win 1/8 of the votes, and then the majority in a later election.