There is a reason Congress is split into two houses.
Long story short, when the founders were trying to figure out how representation should work in the legislative branch, the colonies couldn't agree. Populous states wanted one vote per person. Less populous states wanted one vote per state.
In order to get all 13 colonies to agree to form a union (the United States) they needed a compromise. Without a compromise, we would've only been able to get maybe 5 or 6 colonies to join the union. The ones that didn't get their way wouldn't have joined the United States.
The compromise was to split Congress. One half is represented based on population, one half by state. That was how they got all 13 colonies to agree.
Same story with the Electoral College. It was a compromise. Like all compromises, it's not perfect for either side of the debate. But it worked for everyone.
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