5. “The Federalist papers, while respectable, are not the end-all of political debate, so it’s not helpful to tell people to just refer to Federalist 10 and 14 and be quiet.”
This subject was heavily debated in 1797 and as a result led to a compromise, the Electoral College.  This debate only occurs today because the candidate supported by the party of sore losers and sour grapes did not garner enough Electoral votes yet won the overall popular vote.