While some may wish to abolish the Electoral College due to its occasional (albeit twice in the last three first-term elections) conflict with the popular vote, I suggest that the popular vote itself - or at least the counting of it - is more the heart of the “problem.” All but two states award all electors to whichever candidate gets the most votes, following a trend started in the 19th century. The result in Florida was that more than 4.9 million votes for Clinton and others were effectively...