IIRC, "back then" you had to be a land/property owner to vote. Anyway, when the Constitution was being drafted, the small States were concerned with being "out represented/out voted" by larger States and States to the west [like Pennsylvania] who could expand their borders westward in order to increase their representative power. So the idea of an equal representation Senate was born. The genious behind the writing of the Constitution and its history is fascinating.

>I always assumed that the logic behind the Electoral College was that when the country was founded, communication was rather limited - and that they didn't really trust the average American to be able to make an educated choice because people simply would be unaware of the canidates & issues.
>Obviously times have changed now that we have TV, Radio, Internet, etc - so I've sorta felt that the Electoral College was just an outdated idea.