youre asking the electors to go against the will of the peopleThat ' s the job they signed up for . I ' m literally asking them to do their job . the will of the peopleThe electors are supposed to weigh the will of their state and the will of the country which is 2 million votes in favor of Clinton in addition to the morality of the choice Trump has said some extremely vitriolic things and the qualifications of the candidate Trump is the first President elect never to hold a political office . At some point it became a blind ceremonial vote for their state . that sets a disturbing precedentAccording to the creator of the electoral college , that ' s why it exists . How is the electoral college doing its job a disturbing precedent ? future elections will be corporations lobbying and bribing electorsThe same thing happens with the House and the Senate . If it ' s a concern , then get rid of the electoral college . Edit Also , keep in mind that the the infrastructure of the 1700 ' s prevented the government from verifying the authenticity of the popular vote .