How we choose a President was determined when 13 nations were deciding whether they wanted to form a more perfect union.

Keep in mind under the Constitution, you had to be accepted as a state citizen to be granted US citizen status. So sadly, slaves as an example were not US citizens, but many others including Native Americans were not "citizens" and of course, women were often citizens but could not vote.

As a country we have come a long way in allowing everyone to vote, but we have maintained the system the attracted small states to remain in the union and their citizens not to feel disenfranchised.

Interestingly, while it has been Democrats advocating for the popular vote, recent trends are suggesting that they may change their tune soon. For the first time in a long time, Republicans won the "popular vote" in the 2022 mid-terms.

In "off year" elections, the popular vote is determined by adding up the voting for all the House seats (since the represent the whole country, while only one third of all Senators are elected every year). Browse this article below:

"Republicans won the popular vote, but they’re not used to this feeling" by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN

Curious if you knew conservatives would likely win the popular vote for the next decade based on demographics, but Democrats had a slightly better chance of winning by way of electoral votes, would you still advocate for the popular vote? I will be curious to see if both parties change their positions on this issue.

I do not believe the "popular" vote is a good idea. I have lived in 12 states, big ones like California and Florida and smaller ones. Small states get run over as it is, anything that gives them a greater voice in our country is a good thing. Big states already have loud voices.