Should we abolish the popular vote?

[rockhound]

What bothers me about election coverage, is the fascination with the popular vote totals and the nearly complete absence of any discussion of state totals.  Even on this site, the maps list the electoral counts and the popular vote totals, without listing the comparable state totals.

Per the constitution, the president is chosen by the states.  Not by the people.  States can decide how they want to make that choice, and currently all do so by having a popular preference contest.

The great compromise came about when the small states aquisced to the larger ones by giving them more power in the house of representatives and the presidential selection.  But they did not intend to be overwhelmed by that power, thus the senate and the electoral college.