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It's a problem for a current answer for sure
Alright, well, I'm probably going to show my midwest US public school slacker ignorance here, but it was my understanding that the electoral college was implemented because the country was already large and communication was by horse or rail. Hypothetically if one of the candidates murdered someone right before the election people far away might not hear about it for months, so a delegate was granted the power to say "You know what? In light of recent events, I feel confident that most people in my state would prefer the other guy"
Any answer to why the EC was ok definitely is because of issues we don't face. Maybe that's one of them. If it was, not an issue. If it's because of land or slavery, old things.
People should all have the same voting power
There are obvious ways to cheat the system though. Did you hear the conspiracy about an election and the death of E.A. Poe?
Sorry, that was a little before my time
If it were not before your time I would be even more interested in speaking with you.