At one time, it was justified because news was months old and you could not know the candidates in a reasonable amount of time without traveling to DC and you couldn’t afford to do so.
So you elected some local guys you trusted to vote on your behalf, basically.
It’s a good reason to make the electoral college, but not a good reason to keep it.
Nah but it keeps any drops nearby and also they can’t eat the grass under the fence so it regrows easier.
Also prevents them from wandering somewhere else and getting in the way like any other NPC in town.
I do it for the grass thing, although I use non-fence stuff so it doesn’t decay. Lightning rods, for instance.