Most of us have known this ever since we were old enough to question why the fuckin’ Electoral College even exists...but yeah, dark money controls every bit of our destiny, and the whole voting process is largely for show
Voting process has a direct result on the electoral lol. In few cases the electoral has fucked up, but by far the electoral system is the most effective for what the USA actually.. the United STATES of America.
The last thing you want deciding the presidency is a simple popularity vote.