I think that it ' s important to note that before states we ' re so heavily gerrymandered , the electoral college existed to prevent tyranny of the majority . It worked to make sure that people in rural areas had a vote that was equally as important as someone who lived in a city center . This isn ' t necessarily the case anymore due to how heavily many of these areas have . Even gerrymandered over the years . Protection from tyranny of the majority is absolutely an important issue in a democracy . Therefore , before we start dismantling the electoral college , I think it ' s important to make sure we have another and perhaps more fair , system in place to prevent a tyranny of the majority situation . <| sep |> Ya , you can ignore the evidence I just pointed out and believe what some Dev with questionable credibility . Or you can do the research for yourself instead of spewing random crap like this .