Democrats have been complaining about the electoral college system since last Tuesday night when Trump pulled ahead of Hillary. It's in the Constitution, right up front, unlike some of the other things judges have invented from the bench. It's the way things have been done since George Washington's time which makes it legitimate in the eyes of most. It works like this, each state gets votes (electors) equal to its Congressional representation, one vote for each rep. and one for each senator. Voters get to choose the electoral college votes (electors) for their state. After the election (sometime in December) the electors get together and vote on who shall be president. The founders originally thought that the electors would be solid citizens who be free to vote for the most worthy candidate. But the parties came up with dependable party men who believe in their party and have always voted a straight party ticket to stand as electors. Which makes the selection of president more democratic than the founders had planned upon.
The other effect of the electoral college is to level the playing field between big states and small states. As a citizen of New Hampshire, I like the electoral college system. It gives my small state more influence in national politics than it would otherwise have. Without the electoral college, the hordes of democrats in California would out vote the rest of the country. I'm not ready to be californicated.
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