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This gets into complicated issue in American Federalism about how do reasonably curtail democratic voting. Yes the basic idea of the Electoral college is to ensure a broad consensus and representation of the entire country. However if you look at how elections are actually run in the modern age, you see that the entire focus is on winning a handful of swing states (Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania). California and Texas are only relevant for fundraising, no body ever bothers to campaign in Wyoming, Utah or Massachusetts. Essentially both parties are trying to game the system and appeal a very small subset of the electorate (swing state voters are far less than 49% of the populace). While there are benefits to something like the electoral college, the demographics have changed a lot in the last 240 years and we should honestly consider whether it is achieving its purpose.