An article by Tara West for The Inquisitr makes a good case for why the Electoral College is important:
“…the reasoning behind the Electoral College [is] to ensure that non-urban dwelling citizens have their voices heard in the election. If there was no Electoral College, the 100 most populous counties (just 3 percent of the total county count) would determine every election unless something significant happened within the U.S. geography makeup. Therefore, rural voters’ concerns would be placed on the back burner of all presidential elections and platforms.”