The United States of America? We are a federation of states, and the constitution reflects that in every aspect of our federal governance. In no aspect of our governance does a national popular vote carry any weight, and in no aspect of governance is it even measured by any federal governmental body.
If the electoral college is un-democratic, then every aspect of our government is undemocratic and we need to scrap our constitution in its entirety.
In passing legislation, votes of the states, weighted by relative population, are counted to determine whether or not the legislation passes.
In confirming appointments to the judicial bench and other federal appointments, votes of the states, in this case not weighted for relative population since only the Senate is involved, are counted to determine whether or not the appointment is confirmed.
In matters of impeachment of a federal officeholder, votes of the states, weighted by relative population, are counted to determine whether or not the officeholder should or should not be brought up on charges.
Once charged, votes of the states, in this case again not weighted for relative population since only the Senate is involved, are taken to determine whether or not the office holder is removed from office.
In amending our constitution, again it is voting by the states that initiates and carries out that process.
At no time in any of the above does the government or media ever count or report on the overall vote of the national population on these matters, because the national popular vote is not determinative in the decision. It is very common that laws pass which are highly unpopular and which would have been voted down by the public, and voted down by very large margins, but the media never comments on this at all, let alone beats the drums endlessly on it.
In matters of electing a president, votes of the states, weighted by relative population, are counted to determine who shall become the next president. This is entirely consistent with the overall structure of the governance of a federation of states.
In this aspect of governance, and only in this aspect of governance, the media has decided that we should not be a federation of states but should be a popular democracy. The founders had very good reasons for not doing that, but if they were wrong, then they were wrong. If we are to be governed by the popular vote than let's be governed by the popular vote.
But picking and choosing is for grade school children. We can't be a federation of states for some thing and a popular democracy for others. At some point We Democrats have to grow up and recognize that governance involves responsibility as well as privilege.
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