User blog comment:Java Sea/TRUMP IS THE NEW PRESIDENT/@comment-26865094-20161111092558/@comment-30574470-20161111205203

Not having an Electoral College leads to candidates only campaigning in population centres. The Electoral College means that everyone gets a voice.

However, having an Electoral College means that there are "battleground states" that candidates focus on, losing sight of other non-battleground states. E.g. what Hillary did.