Princeton research paper concludes America's government is not a democracy. What y'all think about this?

SFC J, It is important to note that the Framers of our Constitution did NOT want the votes counted to simply elect by a plurality.  Doing so would have caused harm to the smaller less populous States, in favor of the larger more populous States.  The Electoral system was designed, wisely to allow the Smaller States to band together with greater force in order to counter the simple majority of the interests of just a few larger, more populous, and therefore more politically powerful States.  It's not a technology issue, it's a power sharing issue, that was, and still is a valid concern.  

Without the Electoral system the Framers feared that power would be centralized and monopolized by just a few States with the largest populations, and with such benefit, those in power could continue to funnel more and more power to those same large States.

Additionally, I would note that the Framers specifically rejected the idea of a "democracy" because of the fact that in a Democracy, ANY simple majority can vote away the rights, freedom, or property of ANY smaller minority, or of the smallest minority, namely, the individual.  It is for this reason that the Declaration of Independence states,

 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Pointing out that our rights are inviolable, that we are born with them, and that they may not be voted away, nor can they be violated without just cause.

Democracy was feared by the Framers nearly as vehemently as was Monarchy, or Theocracy, or Mercantilism.  All of these forms of government had ALREADY proven their deficiencies at the expense of the individual.