text: Unfortunately your argument is ignorant, Lela. Presidential elections under the National Popular Vote Compact would still be conducted by states, as prescribed by the Constitution, and votes would be counted just as they are now. 
  The only difference is that, when those votes are totaled nationally, states which agree to participate would instruct their electors (in the Electoral College) to vote according to the national winner. 
  That would encourage voting in every state nationwide -- whereas now both Republicans and Democrats have less incentive to vote in reliably Red or reliably Blue states. 
  That would just be good, if more people were engaged in the political process and were therefore incentivized to learn more about public policy. That's called democracy, and it's what we'll need to protect and preserve our Republic and continue the creation of "a more perfect union". 
  Trump advocated eliminating the EC in 2012, and says he would have campaigned differently and won now anyway.