In addition to blatantly disregarding the Constitution, one relevant test of the argument is whether, if the situation were reversed, you would see Mr. Lessig write the same article.
I think not.
As one post to me on another thread said. set aside Los Angeles County, CA and Cook County, IL, and Trump wins the popular vote in the country.
Set aside the above two counties and all boroughs of NYC except Staten Island and Trump wins the PV by more than 1.4 million votes.