Electorial College: For or Against

Personally I am thinking that the electorial college votes are somewhat ineffective in presenting the view of the public. Supposedly they are supposed to represent the popular vote of the state but they vote however they choose sometimes. There have been occurances where the popular vote and the electorial votes were so different they went for opposite presidents. I dont think they should be that conflicting because they are supposed to represent the popular vote, not go against it.