We have an electoral college because only land owners were allowed to vote, the Northern States had small farms, and cities meaning more male land owners eligible to vote while the Southern states had large plantations meaning fewer male land owners eligible to vote. It was a compromise to get the Southern States to agree to the new constitution of the United States where the federal government had more authority than they had under the Articles of Confederation. The system is what we have, and Trump has been elected. The system needs to change as the country has moved to allow any citizen 18 years and older to vote. 
As for your mandate numbers they are flawed. 

Trump only has a press conference scheduled, we will see if he really has a plan. 

Breitbart often published white nationalists articles. Many people looked at the site, including liberals. It always wise to see what all people are thinking, even if you disagree with them.