In What Ways Does the U.S. Presidency Support and Limit the Formation of an Ideal Democracy?

The U.S. Presidency supporting and limiting the formation of an ideal democracy is a contradictory subject.  On one hand, the U.S. Presidency supports the formation of an ideal democracy by allowing the public to vote.  In other countries, that is not always the case.  The public can vote on the Presidency all the way down to local things like Amendments, Mayor, Governor, etc.  There is a huge difference in how elections work from the Presidency to all the local elections like Mayor, Governor, Amendments, etc.  For local elections, everyone simply votes whether by mail-in ballot or going to your assigned voting destination.  After that, the votes are counted up and the winners are announces.

For the U.S. Presidency, it is not that simple.  Everyone can still vote whether by mail-in ballot or going to your assigned voting destination.  After that it is determined, as a country who has the majority vote.  It does not stop there.  The other system in place for the U.S. Presidency is the Electoral College.  It gives different elector numbers based on the number of Senators and members of House of Representation the state has.

That is one of the parts that are contradictory.  While the U.S. Presidency allows the public to vote, it does not rely heavily on individual votes.   For example, in the 2000 election, Al Gore had the majority vote but George W. Bush had more Electoral College votes and won.  In an ideal democracy, it should be more about individuals than groups.

Another contradictory fact is that, while the public can vote on different bills to pass or fail, Congress still has the power to pass a bill that the public did not pass on.  If Congress really likes a bill that did not pass, them and other political parties can send it to the President and let the President decide on it.  This doesn’t seem much like a democracy.  Why is the public voting on bills when Congress can still pass them onto the President regardless of the outcome?

I attached a link to a clip of debating the Electoral College system.  Tom Golisano wants to eliminate it, while Pat Buchanan wants to keep it in place.  My question is should the Electoral College system still be in use?  Should we elect the President purely on the majority vote? Is there another possible system to use to elect the President?