How so? The Constitution is to limit government, the Bill of Rights was added to ensure that basic rights were understood and to bring in the last of the hold outs so it could be ratified.
In the case of Obama he won with 3 million votes in the populace vote. I wouldn't say Americans were stupid by that but miss lead by Obama's campaign.
I understand it but are you looking at the way it should work or the way it works in reailty? I understand and by trying to say I don't means that you have yet to step back and look at the bigger picture.