In the 1700s when the nation was first blooming and information traveled by word and paper alone, it would have been understandable to have the electoral college in place. But it is 2017, we have the internet and the electoral college isn't necessary anymore. If the United States of America is to truly be a nation for the people, by the people, for the rest of time then we cannot allow a system to exist which would ignore the population it claims to serve.