Why did the Founding Fathers choose the Electoral College for electing presidents?

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The Blaze:

Billy Hallowell, Deseret News

 

What exactly is the Electoral College — and why did the Founding Fathers embrace it instead of creating a direct presidential voting process?

 

These are just two questions that attorney and author Tara Ross — a staunch defender of the Electoral College system — passionately answered in a recent appearance on “The Church Boys” podcast.

 

Ross recently released a kids book titled, “We Elect a President: The Story of Our Electoral College” — a follow-up to her nonfiction book for adults titled, “Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College.”

 

She argues in her writings and public addresses that the Founding Fathers were quite intentional in rejecting a direct electoral process.

 

“The most important thing to know about (the Founders) mindset as they were crafting our entire constitution … they were not trying to create a pure democracy,” Ross told “The Church Boys.” “We live in a country that has democratic principles, but also republican principles (like deliberation and compromise).”

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Why we have the Electoral College.