If Republicans win the PV but lose the EC...

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I heard someone on YouTube stating that if Trump had won the popular vote in 2016 while losing the electoral college, his supporters would have rioted and Republicans would have successfully pushed to abolish the EC.

Do you think this line of speculation would have been accurate?

[FYI: FiveThirtyEight's final forecast on Election Day 2016 indicated that there was a 0.5% chance of Trump losing the EC while winning the PV, so this scenario is certainly not out of the question, however far-fetched it may seem.]

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A heads-up to everyone:

The purpose of this thread is not to discuss the likelihood of my described scenario happening. It is to discuss the potential aftermath/fallout of such an event actually happening.

As such, I would like to hear others' opinions on how likely the fallout I described in my opening post (i.e. Republican voters rioting and Republicans pushing hard to abandon the electoral college, possibly succeeding in doing so).