Just because we have a crazy Electoral College doesn't change that fact that almost half the people in this country voted for someone else. That's not a landslide. You can dig into all the statistics you want to cast a shadow over that fact.

We have an Electoral College because the men who wrote the Constitution were landed gentry and didn't trust the people to vote wisely. Don't use that to alter the fact that almost half the people in the United States are unhappy with the outcome (47.7 Harris; 50.7 Trump). He would have won without the Electoral College, but the narrowness of his victory is more evident with a comparison of the true numbers.

If he rules (and he will rule) without regard for the wishes of 47.7 percent of the people, it will be not only a political disaster, but also a calamity for our democracy.