Head of State

In the movie Head of State starring Chris Rock, Rock's character, Mays Gilliam becomes a politician that no one had expected him to turn out to be. He goes through many phases while running for President. Through ought the movie it is clear that the point is to play with the stereotypes of all politician being ignorant, know it all, kiss ups. It satirizes the idea that politicians will do anything to get ahead. Whether it be the way they run their campaign or the was they present a speech at a constitutional convention. In the movie Mays Gilliam started off his campaigns by just trying to give the people what they want and get them to like him. He acted professional and organized which in no way represented his real personality and intentions. As the movie went on he started to take hold of his power in his own way. He started acting like himself, and being honest with the citizens. The outcome was amazing, everyone liked him as a politician because he was being himself.
Much of this shows through ought the movie right as Mays starts his campaign, it is clear he is not acting himself in front of press or during speech's, he tries to act professional. Later on when he and Baker, his opponent, are closer in the race Mays realizes the only way to win his to be himself. He starts fun campaigns and connects with crowds in his own way, he starts to win over the majority of votes. Lastly, when he wins he remains himself and I'm assuming he keeps the promises he gave to the citizens.

The Electoral College was created to eliminate direct election of the president. By basing each state by its number of Senators and their House of Representatives then adding more electoral votes for population, the president has the ability to win over a state all together; rather than win over the majority of votes throughout the whole country. In reality, the states electoral votes decide the fate of an election, even if the runner up won the "direct popular vote". For instance, in 2000 more Americans voted for Al Gore but due to winning the majority of the electoral college votes George W. Bush won. In my opinion I believe the electoral college should not be able to sway an election like it did with Gore and Bush. The idea of the Electoral College may have been a good idea back during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but since then factors like social media, and type of nationwide campaigning was not considered. The Electoral College could still work, but it needs some major revising.