Does the popular vote matter at all in presidential elections? If so, why does the electoral college have the right to elect the president?

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The original intent of the Electoral College was to prevent an unwise popular vote choice. The founding fathers wanted to make sure that the people, in their ignorance, didn't elect an unsuitable president. However, over the years, this intent has been pushed aside in favor of letting states with small populations have a larger voice in electing the president.

You may want to research the Electoral College on Google.
I researched this and found petitions to 'ban' the electoral college. Does this seem realistic now that people are (mostly) less ignorant and more educated.
The Republicans, I believe, want to keep the Electoral College as a way of giving more weight to the Republican rural areas of the country.
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