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The original Constitution did not provide for a popular election. Electors to the Electoral College were appointed by the States. Many states permitted the people to make the selection by popular vote but were not required to do so.

You're still talking about how things used to be. That's not how things are.

The way things are is what we need to adhere to. The way things were is not applicable today.

That's not to say that things can't change again, but for today, the electoral college is supposed to represent the will of the people, even if on a state-by-state basis towards a cumulative number of votes.

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Well, I gave you cites for as recently as 1960. Give me a cite or two that says the EC must votes a certain way and I will believe you. Otherwise the way things used to be are the way things are today.