There's been several attempts over the years to revise or eliminate the electoral college, but so far nothing has gotten far enough along. http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html has information on the electoral college and how it works.

We are easily technologically advanced enough that a popular vote could be counted and used instead of something as old and creaky as the electoral college, and I really wish somebody could get it pushed through. There's been four occasions in history where the candidate with the popular vote lost because they didn't have the electoral college votes, which to me is highly unfair. Also, unless their state laws require them to follow the state's popular vote, some of the electors aren't legally bound to cast their vote according to the popular outcome in their state. The time for the electoral college to be put to rest is far overdue.

And why have I typed "collage" every single time I tried to type "college" in this post is beyond me. Caught myself doing it each time, but still...