JIm....
"what I am on about" is pointing out the difference in our voting systems, in order to make it quite clear, to some on here at least, that there is no connection with UKIP not getting more seats. because there are some on here that think that Farage should be given a free seat in Parliament, and his Party given more seats than it deserves.
As I can see it, there is no reason for the Electoral College to exist anymore.
Whatever purpose it existed in the first place, plainly doesn't exist any more, if Clinton can get a whopping 2 millions more votes than Trump, but still come second.
Here is an explanation of how the EC works. I have read it a number of times but still don't really understand it. It even differs from State to State, so it isn't even consistent ::::::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/what-is-the-electoral-college_n_2078970.html