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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: US Presidential election 2016 megathread

Most of the common questions have already been asked multiple times, and searching the archive is recommended. 

Other wise, this post will serve as a location to repost past questions, and any new ones.
gpt
Why is the Electoral College still a thing? Has there been any effort to move away from it?

Seems odd to have a system that allows a President to win while losing the popular vote. Why not award proportional amounts of votes from each state to their results? Has there been an effort to move away from the system?