Democracy stinks. History is littered with short-live democracies that cratered between the bloodlettings of factions going at each other’s throats. Our Framers were well aware of their shortcomings from the lessons of history and their personal experiences since 1776.
The National Popular Vote - Vicious Democracy.
http://articlevblog.com/2016/08/the-national-popular-vote-vicious-democracy/