Ok let me appraoch this another way. Let's take this thing in reverse. Suppose a president was elected by popular vote. What flaws do you find in this process?

The most obvious is that most voters don't read much beyond the bumper stickers. Secondly, a problem lies in the word itself "popular". Perhaps a candidate is very popular but is he/she really the best candidate. Jesse Ventura was popular. Voter fraud is an issue now and with just a "popular vote" would invite some real incentives and innovation in how to create more votes...if you get my drift.

SoI refer back to my previous post and prefer to shore up the primaries at the state level to provide parity, prevent manipulation and deter fraud.