I don't believe in public funding of elections. It forces people to financially support candidates they don't support morally or ethically. If you think a candidate is a dictator-in-process (as I think both Trump and Clinton are) you shouldn't have to pay for their bid to become a dictator in fact. 

Dumping the Electoral College means the high population states control all national elections, and the cities control all state level elections. How do you think that'll work out for Alaska and other small population states or the rural areas of any state? That's right - the blue regions will utterly control the country. Anchorage will determine every election in Alaska. If your goal is to turn the United States into Panem, that's a good way to go about it.