The Electoral College Succeeds

Has the Electoral College begun to fail in its purpose?  

The Electoral College has one purpose, which is to prevent ordinary people from electing a progressive President. Back in the 1800s, the rich feared that the untrustworthy, uneducated majority might elect a progressive who would come and take their money, disrupting the young capitalist economy. They set up a system to thwart that possibility.

The Electoral College failed when FDR was overwhelmingly elected four times, but it has worked perfectly in the Bush-Gore and the Trump-Clinton elections. I’m not claiming that Gore and Clinton are dyed-in-the-wool progressives, but they are more progressive than the minority winners. The Founding Fathers would understand.