Your second sentence contradicts your first sentence. If the EC delegates are absolutely locked down to reflect the popular vote in each state, then why do they exist? Why not just add up the electoral votes according to the established allocations and get the same result instead of wasting time and money?
The saddest part of that Twitter fiasco: Trump had no idea that Obama would be miles ahead in the popular by the time the west coast was done voting. How did a 65 year old not know that? I wonder if Trump ever successfully programmed a VCR.
He probably “has people” for that, just like everything else. I hope he paid them for a change. He likes to stiff his people out of what they are owed.