above is correct, I may have misread comment, my apologies Charles...
> On slightly different matter, not only is EC indication of anti-democratic
> framers, it is good example of less-than-wise framers As conceived,
> electors (most of whom were originally chosen by state legislatures) were
> expected to act somewhat independently in voting for 2 persons they thought
> "most qualified" to be prez. Framers expected most electors to cast one
> vote for someone from their home states. thus, votes could be so varied that
> absence of majority for any one candidate would be commonplace. And that
> would mean House option regularly coming into play.
note also point about framers expecting that electoral votes would be so dispersed that often no person would have a majority and so HofR would make final selection... Michael Hoover