Soldier dies while trying to vote during Civil War

[RJNorton]

This is my personal opinion on why the USA will probably never abandon the Electoral College system in favor of a nationwide popular vote for President.

Each state receives at least three electors (two plus its number of representatives). The fact that all states have these two electors means the small population states are able to cast significantly more per capita electoral votes than the large states. This gives the smaller states more power in a Presidential election than they would have if there were a simple nationwide popular vote. The small states may not even see a presidential candidate campaign in their state, but they still have this extra electoral power.

IMO, Congress and the states would never approve abandoning the Electoral College because many smaller states would not vote for it, and the 2/3 vote in Congress and 3/4 vote of the states (needed for an amendment) would be impossible to achieve. I just do not see enough of the smaller states abandoning their extra electoral power.