A lot of democratic countries seem able to vote in their leaders by simply casting a ballot and not having it usurped by a totally rigged and out of date system. When will the States catch up?
Well, as I said, it's not easy to amend the U.S. constitution. It's not a new discussion, abolishing the Electoral College. I wouldn't call it "rigged" but yes, out of date. This has been discussed by people for years. The down side to a direct national popular vote would of course be the populated areas would be more powerful than the towns and rural areas. States like California, New York, Texas (their urban areas particularly) would eclipse the rest of the country in a way never seen before. You can't just abolish a constitutional structure like that without replacing it with something stable enough.