...if we did away with the Electoral College. But, it would be very hard. We would have to pass a constitutional amendment (passed by two-thirds of the House and Senate and approved by 38 states) — or convene a constitutional convention (which has never been done). Why would small states reduce their influence on the presidential outcome?
However, optimists - the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact - are trying to get rid of the current system by changing the way a state selects its electors. States that join the compact agree to pledge all their electors not to its state winner but to the victor in the national popular vote — but only if states controlling 270 or more electoral votes have agreed to do the same.
So far twelve states and the District of Columbia have joined the Compact.
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