Americans mostly back dumping the electoral college, i don't

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49. In part, yes. But imagine 20 years of presidents with no appreciation

for divisions of the American economy around urban and ex-urban America

Presidents must must sign legislation to make it law. Presidents get to make presidential orders that can create or destroy policies, and Presidents certainly create cabinets of Department Secretaries who guide regulations (which function much like laws) and policy such as rules for food assistance, unemployment eligibility, and soon to expand under Trump things like rules for voter eligibility validation

NOthing about the presidency and it's powers protects low population areas, and areas where very UN-urban activities drive the economy It's not really too far fetched under direct election of presidents, that presidents would quickly come from only megaopoli by addressing mostly the needs of massive populations centers. This would push issues around rural economies to the side and city problems would come to dominate national politics and government sspending. Which they already do in the nation's mind, because news doesn't really do much to make rural issues known nationally