The process of election affords a moral certainty, that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications. Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honors in a single State; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion of it as would be necessary to make him a successful candidate for the distinguished office of President of the United States
Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 68
The move to eliminate the electoral college has been in motion for a long time and has been picking up recently. Here is an article on the HuffyPost from 2007 where the author comes out a bluntly states the reason the progressive lefts want to abolish the electoral college:
Bottom line, it could reduce the GOPs ability to elect a Republican President. And since Republicans control a large number of small population states, it would be difficult to get it passed by the senate and then ratified by the requisite number of states. (emphasis added).
The progressive left wants to reduce the ability of conservatives to elect a President. It is not about fairness or giving all people more say in the Federal government.
