Why are people focusing on symptoms, and not on causes? Electoral college, however archaic it is, works fine if the vote is not nearly evenly split. It also does not matter all that much which party wins in an evenly-split society… or would not if polarization was not as extreme as it is now in the US. What you are proposing does not address the causes at all, instead trying to “fix” the system in favor of one party. Would you be as inclined to want the same reforms if it was “your” party benefiting from the status quo?
Why are people focusing on symptoms, and not on causes? Electoral college, however archaic it is, works fine if the vote is not nearly evenly split. It also does not matter all that much which party wins in an evenly-split society… or would not if polarization was not as extreme as it is now in the US. What you are proposing does not address the causes at all, instead trying to “fix” the system in favor of one party. Would you be as inclined to want the same reforms if it was “your” party benefiting from the status quo?