I'm curious what other people think of the electoral college process we have in the US. I personally hate it. I think it makes the vast majority of people feel like their vote is meaningless.

I learned today that there's been an effort to ensure that the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationwide is elected president. To do this, states make a pact to award all their respective electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It will go into effect once they get to enough agreement to have 270 electoral votes (the same number needed to win a presidential election).