As I said 4 years ago, I would happily see the electoral college system go away. And to answer Doug R's question of 4 years ago, I will happily take my chances that it doesn't work against MY candidate sometime.
   The system, as it stands, allows stacking the deck by aligning special interests and influencing enough votes in specific states to offset national preferences. (These 'interests' can be religious, issues oriented (guns, immigration ..etc.) or perceived party strengths.
   This system has its virtues 200 years ago when communication was hard and results could not be tabulated quickly...and when 'states rights' was a MAJOR concern, particularly in the South where slavery was being protected. Now it is a travesty on a huge, united country where people move about freely.