Your first statement began with: "When a Republican POTUS candidate wins the popular vote once in the last 30 years and we're stuck in the mess, yeah. Something needs to be done," so there was more than just the one statement. My first comment was just pointing out that, despite it's flaws, the EC has been fairly balanced in picking Presidents from both parties. I lean right, but I can at least see the flaws in either side holding too much power for too long.
I agree that the people would be better served if they didn't always stick to their party tendencies. Continuing to vote for the same party every election means the status quo remains the same. What makes you think Democrats would care any more about West Virginia or Mississippi though? There are plenty of Democrat bastions with equal or greater problems. Cities like LA, Detroit, and Seattle all have their share of major troubles that the left have been unable to solve. Bottom line, government is failing the people. Politicians are forgetting their constituents, so maybe we need more non-establishment candidates to send a message to government. I'd vote for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a Democrat in 2020 if it meant further putting the system on notice.