"I do think we need a system that awards the election to the man with the most votes."

Is funny how this swings. The electoral collage was designed to not over or under represent Urban vs. Rural states . When it was set up the country was 70% rural and 30% urban today its 25% rural and 75% urban. So the balance of power has certainly shifted. Liberals control the populations centers for the most part so eliminating the EC would futher damage the two party system. It would only work if everyone was requred to vote.