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By a body of presidential electors
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There was a vote on who the framers thought would do the best and George Washington got the most votes
By a body of presidential electors
house of representatives
The three methods of the presidential election discussed by the framers of the Constitution were; Congressional selection, direct vote of the people and electoral college. In the end electoral college won out.
The parties have converted the electoral college, the group that makes the formal selection of the nation's president, from what the framers intended into a "rubber stamp" for each state's popular vote in presidential elections.
The constitution calls for the President to elected by electors from the states. It allows the state legislatures to decide how to choose its electors. Probably most of the framers expected the legislatures to elect the electors rather than holding a popular election to choose them.
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The framers the elector to choose both vice and the president by the most vote. This is chosen by a group.
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