The GOP ticket ran a terrible campaign, and other factors.
No, the GOP became corrupt, favored open borders, big government, and big government spending, spending the U.S. into a financial abyss. Simply put, they had no leadership, and most people that were once Republicans, just had a belly full of their lies, liberal pandering and bull sh*t.
Guess what. I agree with that statement. They also ran a terrible campaign.
If what you say is true, implying the electoral college will save America from favoring highly populated, socialistic, liberal big cities etc.......How is it we ended up with Obama?
As I already stated, I never said the electoral college would save us from socialism. I said that it gives the middle of the country a say in the election. Otherwise, only a few select states would dictate every presidential election.
Here is a USA Electoral Votes map.
Now here is a Map of the United States Population. As you can see, there are many states with a much smaller number of people. Those states would be ignored in a presidential election that's determined by a popular vote. The fewer states with higher numbers of voters might even be able to vote property and rights away from the people in the states with fewer people. With the popular vote, we might find ourselves in an even worse position than we do today. (I'm using the term, "we", in a general sense. I live in a densely populated state, yet I still don't want the popular vote.)
Also, the electoral system is written into our Constitution. And, again, without it, a close election like the one in 2000 would result in court challenges, not only in one state, but in precinct after precinct.