Has the time come to abolish the Electoral College???

Over my dead body. That would destroy the United States and replace it with the United Cities of New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and the rest of us slaves to them. NO! A thousand times NO! Just as much as I will fight to defend the Second Amendment, I will likewise fight to defend the electoral college. Μολων Λαβε!!

The Electoral College representation is the same as the representation in Congress. Membership in the House of Representative is adjusted every 10 years, base on the census, to have equal representation, I.e. One person one vote. There are 2 Senators for every State giving Eula representation for ach State.

I live in California; I walk, dine, work, and hang out with Californians. Believe me, you do NOT want to get rid of the electoral college. You do not want Des Moines turning into Sacramento!

No!

No it is not time to get rid of the Electoral College that would defeat the Purpose of this being a Constitutional Republic. It would make this into the Mob Rules ask the Romans how well that turned out...oh yeah they disintegrated. Look at the countries that are Quote democracies and how they are set up and see how the mob rules. Most of Europe is like that and its getting worse each election cycle.

No !!!We are a Constitutional Republic not a Democracy ... The electoral college was designed to give the little guy a voice .. If we didn't have it the most populated states would dictate the rules for everyone..

Absolutely not. It is one of the keystones making us a Democratic Republic.

No! if the Electoral College goes the only states that will elect the POTUS will be NY, FL, CA, and TX

Not at all. It's intended purpose could not be more evident in the last election. With out it, the only people who would be represented would be the high concentration populations like New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle and a few others. The County by county map of red and blue wins are dramatic. We are a republic, contrary to what many think.

The Electoral College was established at the beginning, as the way, established by the Constitution, we elect our presidents. Currently there are 538 members, appointed by their individual states, with a majority of 270 required to elect a president. The number is determined, in part by population as Article II section 1 states the number of electors shall: "...equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress:..." BTW, most do not realize this, but there is absolutely no Constitutional requirement for the popular election of the President, or of electors, nor does the Federal Government have any say over the process. Again from Section 1: "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct ...." Constitutionally, the only role Congress plays is to designate the date of the choosing of electors, the date when they shall vote, and the date when said ballots shall be counted by the president of the Senate, i.e. Vice President.

Note, the how they are appointed is entirely up to the individual states, and for good reason. as we live, not in a democracy as many are taught in school, but a Constitutional Republic. Our founders were very aware of the dangers of a pure democracy, as well as the dangers of a too powerful central government. What they chose was a republican form of government, where most of the power resided in the individuals or the state.

The Electoral College, like the bicameral legislature, was put in place primarily as a compromise. The large states wanted legislature, etc. determined by population, which would of course give them most of the power, while the smaller states wanted all represented equally, the compromise of course was a Senate, the two members of which were originally not elected but appointed by the states, and the House where membership was determined by population. The EC votes are equal to the total number of each states legislative delegation. For example my tiny home state of Vermont gets three, two for each Senator, and one for it's sole Representative. while California receives two for the senate and 53 for it's congress persons for a total of 55. Again to emphasize the main point, they can distribute them winner take all, as most states choose to, in proportion to the popular vote of the state, or as Maine does somewhere in between. (Maine has 4 votes, two go to the overall winner, the other two are apportioned by popular vote.)

Much of this can be gleaned through a casual reading of the Constitution, and various articles, but to really understand the thoughts and reasons took a lot of time studying the events leading to our Constitution, the Constitutional Convention itself, and the writings of our founders ... OH, and BTW, it also took a lot of "unlearning" of the facts I was taught in HS and college.