JimBowie1958
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The electoral college was designed to allow the State legislatures to determine the president. Republicans love it as it prevents the people from electing the president. And they've managed to get a plurality of the popular vote once in the last 30 years.
The Electoral College was designed to prevent states with high populations from easily dominating smaller states.