Pure democrats would not regret that. We should keep in mind the regional conflicts that trouble large and diverse nations like India, China and Russia. The Electoral College militates against the poison of regionalism by forcing presidential candidates to seek support nationwide. By making sure no state is left behind, it works against disunity. Second, the Electoral College makes sure that the states count in presidential elections.
Federalism is an important part of the constitutional effort to restrain power.
If that's true, Ms. Feinstein and her fellow senators should start looking for new jobs. In the Senate, a state like Montana, with 883,000 residents, gets the same number of senators as California, with 33 million people. Consistency would require that if we abolish the Electoral College, we rid ourselves of the Senate as well. If we abolish the Electoral College, we will take a step away from that constraining design and a step toward a plebiscitary presidency driven by unchecked majority rule.