I was really really hoping this was a real thing ! !!<| sep |> I did this for a 2 or 3 years . Then my older siblings decided to dob me in . <| sep |> That doesn ' t matter . It could have been Trump that won the popular vote and Hillary that won the E . C . If we didn ' t have the E . C . then there would be absolutely nothing to potentially stop someone completely unqualified and full of conflicts of interest to win the presidency . The E . C . was put in place because they didn ' t trust the general public to choose the most important position in the countryworld . For good reason . It is too easy to play to peoples fears and lie . Most people are poorly educated on one or both candidates andor the effects those candidates policies would have on the country .