I would hope that would not happen - isnt the electorate at least that smart? Maybe that's asking too much. Palin came very close if McCain had been elected. She was not an actor per se, but a celebrity candidate none the less. Some would say the same of Obama, but at least he has a few brain cells to rub together.but I'm talking about going from The Office to The Oval Office without any trial period.
As to the electoral college, doing away with them, though an idea some think timely, would change the complextion of elections and governance. What candidate would ever campaign in a small state or rural area again? Just hit the big cities and pander to city dwellers because they are where the most numbers of votes are.