Reasons the framers opposed choosing a president by using popular vote?

Answer 1

At the Constitutional Convention, one of the big "rifts" was between the big and small states. Well, if it were up to popular vote, states like New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania would hold all the influence because they held all the people -- today if we didn't have the electoral college people wouldn't bother campaigning in Vermont or Wyoming or Mississippi because those states don't have too many people (no offense if you live in those states.) So the popular vote was nicked because small states wanted equal say.

Answer 2

The Framers opposed choosing a President by popular vote because they felt that such a process would lead to "tumult and disorder." They also opposed choosing a President by Congress because it would put the President "too much under the legislative thumb."

Answer 3

They didn't trust the common man to make decisions that important. 90% of the country were farmers and many didn't read, speak or write English. Even as late as 1830 60% of NYC was non English speaking.

Answer 4

Because it gave too much power to the highly populated states.

Answer 5

They felt that the country was too large for voters to learn about the candidates

Answer 6

As a protection of states' rights, and as a deterrent to tyranny of the majority