Let us not beat around the bush here: The Electoral College is horribly undemocratic and the antithesis of the ideals of America.
Key Points
Issues with the Electoral College started to come to a head all the way back in 1796, the 3rd Presidential election and the first after George Washington.
The Electoral College was created as compromise to get more States to sign off on the Constitution and not because it is particularly beneficial or fair.
It is very straightforward: all people of the United States — whether they live in the States or Territories — should vote for the President and Vice President directly.