Electoral College

Today's Times editorial claims that,

The Electoral College is more than just an antiquated institution: it actively disenfranchises voters and occasionally (think 2000) makes the candidate with fewer popular votes president. American democracy would be far stronger without it.

I'm inclined to agree.

But what do you guys think? I'm really interested, I don't know nearly enough about it, but I've yet to hear an especially convincing argument for the E.C. ...