“No. I do not think that the president should be elected by popular vote simply because the American people as a whole are too easily influenced. For example, I think that the fact that President Obama is a man of color helped him win the last election. If the American people were voting the president directly into office, these kinds of irrelevant things would be decisive in the election. In general, I think that Americans are also heavily influenced by the media. If that president were elected by popular vote, the candidate supported by the media would most likely win. …