<<LOL.....well, that's 1 whacked out interpretation of our country's greatest document. Thanks for the good chuckle, as I head off to work>>
That's one undisputed analysis of the theory underlying the Electoral College and the College's reason for being. No historian that I'm aware of has ever advanced another. Maybe (apart from your own illustrious opinion) you can point me to one who has.
One of the reasons was the lack of instantainious communication , it is so long since the invention of the telegraph that we have become ignorant of the problems faced by people who were seaparated by a few days travel.
When the Elections were held ,a tie would have been hard to deal with unless there were electors who could change their vote.
The constitution was a document of practicality and idealism , the Electorial colledge is a way to acheve both.
Haveing a bit of separation between the people and direct controll of the government is also an intended effect of the Electorial colledge as well as several other features that make the democracy depend on representatives rather then direct votes. This is not enough to keep the people from getting their way , it is enough to allow a fad to blow over before law is made.
This effect has worked against my faction in the Abortion debate , if submitted to a referendum , Abortion rights would very likely fail even now , if submitted to a referendum the same year as Roe Vs Wade was decided it would have failed in a landslide.