Post of mine from a little while ago, lightly edited:
Here's why the EC should remain
A) If there were no Electoral College, all campaigning would be blanket ads, and then it would be a battle of who had more money. With the Electoral College, candidates pick battlegrounds and actually meet voters, meaning they can win by being a better candidate/person, and don't just have to be the richest. Candidates also have to spend less time fundraising.
B) Sure, the Electoral College might elect a loser every once in a while but it shows the importance of having a diverse electorate and appealing to people in many states. One easy fix I have for this is so, when nobody gets 270 EVs, the winner of the popular vote wins instead. That would reduce the already low probability of an EC win PV loss
C) Sure, ties are chaotic, and that's why my above plan should exist.
D) Sure, many states get ignored, but it might be better if a candidate spends more time in Florida than Kansas. Also, how would candidates know where to campaign with no Electoral College?
Agreed, it's also effective in such a gigantic country in order to preserve its democratic system's sanity. If the candidates would have to campaign EVERYWHERE, they would be spread thin. It would also decrease the importance of lower population states like NH, since there would be little point to try and persuade voters there. Lastly, the electoral college makes the US unique and keeps the states in it unique and not part of a giant block.
