In 2000 the Dems were calling for the end of the electoral collage – will Republicans support this....?

I doubt that the Republicans would support abolishing it. In 2004 they won with a minority of popular votes but a majority in the electoral college. This time it won't matter because Obama will win by a larger majority. The electoral college is undemocratic precisely for the reason, that a candidate can win even if his opponent gets more popular votes Also I think the Republicans are rigid, past oriented and would never support anything that enhances demcracy. I think they would even support a means test for voting, if they could get away with it

The problem with the electoral college is that in a close election it is entirely possible for the majority candidate by popular vote to lose (as happened in 2000). While it may not matter in this election - I honestly don't think it's going to be close enough - we should consider abolishing the electoral college because it's not necessary anymore.

The original reason for it was the fear that the electorate was not educated enough to make important decisions as to who should be president. In this day and age, I think there's no excuse for being uninformed - maybe we're OVERinformed (the Democrats made up an argument in 1996 called "Hyperdemocracy") but that alone doesn't justify the continued existence of the electoral college.

Democrats and Republicans alike will probably support the removal of the electoral college following this election.

I have long advocated doing away with the Electoral College and this proceeds the 2000 election. However, you will not see a broad call for abolishment. The average person only has a passable knowledge of how the college works. Therefore it is difficult for them to properly understand a discussion regarding it's failings. This is not really an attempt to question the intelligence of anyone. It is simply a matter of understanding intent and purpose.

Nothing is going to change with the Electoral College in this election. It would be good if it was changed to reflect the popular vote - in Kansas (where I live) the majority vote gets all the EC votes. It would be better if the EC vote reflected the actual vote - like 60/40 or whatever.

I'm not sure if the Republicans will support it or not honestly. I do hope that we take a realistic look at the electoral college however, so many people don't even understand what it is or how it works, let alone it's impact on elections. In my opinion, it's time to abolish the electoral college, and start letting people decide for themselves.

No, the Electoral College is part of the Constitution and the last vestige of the idea that we are actually independent states with a weak Federal Government..

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They were only doing that because the system worked against them at the time.

The electoral system favors heavily in their primary process so as long as it works for them again and Obama wins don't expect it to go anywhere.

No, The only reason the Dems wanted to end it was because they lost the election.

This time they have figured out how to fix the election with voter and voter registration fraud. Why would they want to fix it now?

That map you linked to is inaccurate.

As of today, neither candidate has any electoral votes.