djplong, the electoral college was created due to the lag in communications way back when everyone was not connected to everyone else. Once states had voted, someone was picked to saddle up and ride all the way from Oregon,, California or some other distant place from foggy bottom and deliver the news of how that stated voted and for whom. Simple explanation but that is the reason for the electoral college in a nutshell.

With the instant communications we have now, the electoral college is no longer needed.