re: #74 Belafon

From that thread:

re: #137 Blind Frog Belly White

I was told that the EC saves us from the ‘Tyranny of the Majority’.

Of course, it allows the tyranny of the MINority.

I’ve heard that too and that’s my point: I don’t understand the thinking/mechanism involved. How can EC save from any tyranny if the electors are directly elected anyway? Are they supposed to say “oh wait, that’s a bad guy” at some moment? Why would they do that if they support him?