The electoral college was created in the 18th century, but the philosophy and logic behind that process are still represents the thinking of our time. The thrust of the majority in such an emotional, tense election is not a valid reason to change such a fundamental part of our Constitution. This is also correct, but those opposing the EC miss the point. The truth is, our voting process is utterly fallible. The heated arguments in Florida are proof enough, and I imagine voter fraud could be found in just about any community across the United States of America.
Some people wish to corrupt, manipulate, and warp the system to their own end.
The electoral college helps to flatten out and balance out the fraud which goes on in every election. The founding fathers were well aware for the potential for fraud, and applied the philosophical understandings of their time to arrive at answer. Those are the arguments I have seen expressed by the partisans and hysteria-minded people. The Electoral College emphasizes the importance all of the US' people. As we saw in this year's amazing election, smaller states like Arkansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, and many, many others have proven to be a deciding factor in the election.