The system now disenfranchises everyone to some extent. Republicans voting in California feel like their votes don't count in Presidential races, and Democrats living in Mississippi feel the same way. Remember, we also have the Senate to balance the power between less populated and more populated states, and that's by design. The Electoral College is an antiquated and obsolete way of choosing a leader for the nation, and there's no good faith argument to keep it in place. I also think it would force candidates to visit states that don't fall into the category of a "swing state," rather than doing all they can to pander to the residents of a few key states. On the flip side, candidates might choose to spend their time in highly populated states at the expense of more rural states, but either way, there are unintended consequences.

In American history, there have only been five instances of the President winning the electoral college but losing the popular vote. 2 out of 5 of those instances occurred in the last 20 years. I don't think its unreasonable to believe that the president, who is the leader of ALL Americans, should have to win the support of a majority of Americans.

In the late 60's there was a strong effort to repeal it by Republicans because George Wallace almost spoiled the race for Nixon by running as a 3rd party candidate, but the Democratic party of the time resisted it because it gave them a tactical advantage. Now Democrats want to abolish it, but Republicans don't want to because they now benefit from a tactical advantage.

Basically the only justification for keeping the electoral college is to preserve a tactical advantage for one side or the other. I don't think that's a compelling reason imo.