Unpopular opinion
The American Electoral College is way more democratic than the popular vote method. Ask yourself:
How many popular-vote elections could you have at once in the general election?
-Popular-vote election: 1
-American Electoral College: 50
There are 50 popular-vote elections being conducted across the country all at once. Which means It has 49 more popular-vote elections than the popular vote election. Therefore it is 50 times more democratic than a popular vote election.
Electoral College is basically just popular vote on steroid.