What a story! This is why the US has remained free of a dictator!!
Whoever thought of this Electoral College scheme was a genius.
Those would be George and the gang at the Constitutional Convention.
From my American History college class a long time ago - like 50 plus years ago.
The urban - rural divide with its associated population imbalance was a political fact. But then it was Boston and Virginia. To gain and maintain the support of the rural states the electoral college was established. Sidebar - five of the first six presidents came from Virginia
Since it was based on the same representation process as Congress it forced the national political parties to at least visit each state in some manner.
BTW have you notice that pushes to destroy the Electoral College only occur after Democratic losses?