If the electoral college was a handicap for Democrats in the same way it is for Republicans currently, the GOP would have tried desperately to abolish it long ago.

If all manner of gerrymandering tactics were more politically advantageous for Democrats, the GOP would be running on an aggressive election reform platform.

If the federalist society was a training and vetting program and power brokering organization that helped install liberals into positions of judicial authority, you better believe the GOP would be using all of its resources to shut it down.

If the national prayer breakfast was a national secular brunch, it would have probably been suspended by now due to all the terror threats...

Republicans try to win elections by subverting them, by sowing distrust in order to justify voter suppression, by making the voting process more tedious, by purging voter rolls more meticulously and selectively than is necessary, by passing laws that grant Republicans more control, legal authority and supervision over our elections.

Democrats try to win elections by getting as many Americans as possible to participate in the Democratic process.

As a result, the Republican party's M.O. is to challenge and contest election results, is to mount exhaustive legal battles and disenfranchise Americans, is to pass ambiguous laws that afford them broad powers, is to do everything within their authority to suppress the vote and give themselves an advantage. 

But if ever they find that it's red counties who disproportionately suffer from these strategies, who are disadvantaged by these measures, the response will be overwhelming.