11-09-2016, 06:16 PM
Matt is absolutely right in regards to the EC's original purpose. I'd also add that it is a mechanism that gives states some power in the national election process. This, IMO, is totally by design and the exact kind of compromise thinking common between the federalist and the anti-federalist framers. As for Hillary winning the popular vote, it won't change anything, doesn't mean much and will only give Clinton supporters something else to bemoan for the next few months.
