What you are suggesting is an end to the "United States of America," to be replaced with the "State of America."
No it isn't. What I'm suggesting is that nobody alive today was around when state lines were drawn up, nobody controls which state they're born in, and that there isn't a lot of real world difference between living in Erick, Oklahoma or Shamrock, Texas. You can elect a president by popular vote and still have your 10th amendment and arbitrary state lines.
And if you don't like the EC, you must HATE the Senate.
You're right. And the logic of every American having equal political power is unassailable.
And just like Ginsberg, she ruined her legacy by refusing to leave until she damaged the party.
I don't think it's comparable. Ginsburg's refusal to retire did real, lasting damage to both the Supreme Court and the nation as a whole. While Feinstein (or her handler)'s decision to stick it out appears to have been motivated by personal politics, i'm not really clear on what the harm was, though i recall perhaps some missed votes.