Do we need an electoral college?

"The Electoral College is a process, not a place. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. 

The Electoral College process consists of the selection of the electors, the meeting of the electors where they vote for President and Vice President, and the counting of the electoral votes by Congress. 

The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your state’s entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. Read more about the allocation of electoral votes."

To me the electoral college does not seem fair to the american people. I believe this because many american citizens believe that when they cast a vote it doesn't matter. Even though I vote every election its hard for me to believe that mine actually does anything ether. I believe that the system should be whoever has the majority vote will win the election. This is clean cut and gives each state equality. I don't think the electoral college should be eliminated just used as a back up in case of a tie. This will give people a reason to go to the polls every election because they will know that their vote is actually making a difference. 

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html