The intent of the Electoral College is to ensure that who ever is elected President/Vice President garners the majority of the votes in the majority of the states. Not just the majority of votes.
Like most aspects concerning representation, it is a compromise between the larger population states and the smaller population states.
It may be a flawed compromise, but it is one that works very well for over 200 years.
The important thing to keep in mind is that the Electoral College is a very well known process and that all candidates understand how the Electoral College works and what is needed to win the election. It is the same election system we use in all presidential elections.
I do not find anything wrong with the Electoral College at the national level. My disagreement is how each state chooses to allocate their electors. But that is entirely up to the individual states.
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