>>>Yep. The Electoral College failed to do it's job, which was supposed to be to prevent someone like Trump taking office.
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>I thought the purpose of the electoral college is to ensure that populous states like California and the East Coast don't decide the result. The college allows farmers and good folk in flyover country some say as well. In that respect, it succeeded admirably.
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>It's not logical to try to convert to a popular vote- since GOP people in CA often don't bother even to stand candidates or vote, with the outcome predetermined. Whereas for a popular vote, there would be a point voting so they would. As KG observed elsewhere, it's like losing the big game then asserting you actually won because you rushed more yards. Shame that's not how the winner is determined, but everybody knew that and agreed to it at the start.

There is more than one purpose of the electoral college - as I pointed out to Kevin. Might want to read that.