Question

why did the framers of our constitution created the electoral college rather than have direct popular elections for president

Answer 1

The framers of our Constitution created the electoral college rather than have direct popular elections for President for the reason that the framer of the Constitution didn't trust direct democracy. I hope this answer is the one you're looking for.

Answer 2

hen U.S. citizens go to the polls to "elect" a president, they are in fact voting for a particular slate of electors. In every state but Maine and Nebraska, the candidate who wins the most votes (that is, a plurality) in the state receives all of the state’s electoral votes. The number of electors in each state is the sum of its U.S. senators and its U.S. representatives. (The District of Columbia has three electoral votes, which is the number of senators and representatives it would have if it were permitted representation in Congress.) The electors meet in their respective states 41 days after the popular election. There, they cast a ballot for president and a second for vice president. A candidate must receive a majority of electoral votes to be elected president.