The EC is certainly obsolete; but the only people I know who want the President to maintain pardon power for himself, family and associates are alt-right Trump sheep who want white-collar crime legalized.
Also, Hillary did not sell Russia 20% of U.S. uranium. If you somehow still believe that, there is no point in engaging you about anything.
The Electoral College assures that all of the states have some say in determining their President. Why give all the power to California and New York? It spreads it out, and means that candidates have to appeal to many states.
Further, abolishing the electoral college would make the election riggable and fixable.
One candidate could be leading by millions of votes, and suddenly, one side finds a couple of box cars packed with millions of votes from LA or New York, and that would be that.