The chaos of the Electoral College

The Electoral College is a chaotic system for electing the president.

This is ironic and unfortunate, given that the Founding Fathers intended for the Electoral College system to provide more stability than direct elections. However, their intentions were subverted. The modern form of the system treats electors as if they were mechanical extensions of a popular vote rather than decision-makers in their own right. In that light, it is very clearly a less stable version of a nation-wide popular vote for the president.