Cruiser,
I found this article interesting, especially as it relates to the Trump elections.
"At the time of the Philadelphia Constitutional convention of 1787, no other country in the world directly elected its chief executive, so the delegates were wading into uncharted territory. Further complicating the task was a deep-rooted distrust of executive power. After all, the fledgling nation had just fought its way out from under a tyrannical king and overreaching colonial governors. They didn’t want another despot on their hands.
One group of delegates felt strongly that Congress shouldn’t have anything to do with picking the president. Too much opportunity for chummy corruption between the executive and legislative branchesAnother camp was dead set against letting the people elect the president by a straight popular vote. First, they thought 18th-century voters lacked the resources to be fully informed about the candidates, especially in rural outposts. Second, they feared a headstrong 'democratic mob' steering the country astray. And third, a populist president appealing directly to the people could command dangerous amounts of power."
Sounds like they anticipated the issues with Trump, and that's why the founding fathers gave Congress the power to impeach a rogue President with too much power.