THE BUZZ This week’s question: Do you think the Electoral College remains the best way to choose the president or should the nation use the popular vote or another system to select the chief executive?

The Buzz is a weekly question on an issue affecting the residents of Hampton Roads.

The Electoral College shouldn’t be discarded, but revised. Votes should be counted from each House of Representatives district from each state plus the two Senate seats, decided by the total votes from a state. Getting 48 states to use the formula is improbable. Otherwise, popular vote to elect a president.

Robert Neely, Newport News

The Founding Fathers understood well the potential for what Alexander Hamilton referred to as “the tyranny of the majority” and “faction” in a popular election and adopted the Electoral College to avert both. Thus far, the college has served its purpose well. We are a republic, and I for one hope we remain as one.

Dennis Gartman, Suffolk

Electoral votes are the will of the states, not the people. Our government “of the people, by the people and for the people,” should not be “of the states, by the states and for the states.” Doesn’t matter if one state has more people. Only the total vote matters.

Hank Henson, Norfolk

The question indicates many do not understand the checks and balances in our two-level system of governments, with separate state governments and the federal government. The Electoral College and having two senators representing each state, regardless of population numbers, are features that help bind the states together into one nation.

Joseph L. Bass, Suffolk

Keep the Electoral College in place. It allows the commonwealth of Virginia to express its preference for a presidential ticket as a state. Shifting to a national popular vote will result in citizens of a few populous states overriding the desires of Virginians.

Paul Smith, Virginia Beach

In 2016, the majority of voters rejected Donald Trump by 3 million votes. The Electoral College foisted the dangerous and narcissistic Trump upon the country. The majority knew better. The Electoral College should lose its accreditation. We should not have to endure another tyrant.

Ken Powders, Chesapeake

President-elect Joe Biden won the popular vote by 7 million votes. He won New York by 2 million and California by 5 million. Unless you want these two states to rule presidential elections in the future, we had better stay with the Electoral College.

Bernard Iliff, Virginia Beach

The Electoral College. However, a more fair and methodical voting process would divide the votes in each state based on percentages. More people would have the incentive to vote in every state if they knew their vote would count. Large states (New York and California) would not necessarily rule the outcome. State politics might significantly improve.

Steven M. Yedinak, Newport News

The Founding Fathers were both brilliant in formulating a new governing document and clairvoyant. Equaling out citizens’ voting impact from the densely populated to the sparsely populated states has made for the common good in the long run. It’s worked well for us for more than two centuries. Change for change sake is never a good idea.

Herb De Groft, Smithfield

I think whichever process is most conducive to my candidate being elected in that particular year is the best process. Come on, man! Isn’t that what everyone thinks? Seriously.

Don Vtipil, Norfolk

It is hard for the Electoral College to remain relevant when a candidate gets 7 million fewer votes and 74 fewer electoral votes, but calls the election “rigged.” The Electoral College makes it possible for losing candidates to continuously attack the so called “swing” states. These actions unfairly tarnish the image of these states.

Tom Banford, Chesapeake

Make the presidential and vice president election a national popular vote election. Uniform rules for all states for all federal office voting to include early, absentee, mail-in, write in and same day. Each state will still have two Senate seats and a differing number of representatives. Put an end to the foolishness.

D. A. Willard, James City County