I'm not a fan of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

[Bucky]

25. I'm not disputing the principle. I'm saying you're asking the wrong question.

In philosophical terms, you make an ideal point. But I'm gonna go with the advice of one of key framers of the Constitution in 1787. John Dickinson warned, "Experience must be our only guide; Reason may mislead us."

The ideal of one person = one vote is wonderful. I support it in majoritarian elections. But as you've seen twice in your lifetime, presidential races are not majoritarian elections. Fixing the problem in a way that only works from one side is like building half a cabin in the hopes that'll it save you from the wolves. It would not be difficult at all for the Republicans to game this system. If they were good-faith rivals for power, there'd be justice in the proposal. But you're talking about the party that routinely funds left-wing spoiler candidates and openly works to suppress turnout from traditional Democratic voters. This proposal would motivate them to do more of the same.

If Republican states were to agree to this system, I might feel differently. But look at the map. Only one Republican state is even considering it: North Carolina. It's been introduced three times there in 7½ years. The first two times it died in committee. It's certainly not going to be passed this year when NC is a swing state and is gonna getting a disproportionate level of attention from both parties by holding only its swing status.

Every other Republican state won't part with their power to function independently. The principle of the Compact would have our states surrender their votes in favor of a self limitation, but our opponents refuse to match our "greater good of the union" principles. This is a unilateral disarmament. Until Republican states agree to such a system or at least start to show they're not bad-faith participants in our shared democracy, I can't trust this noble but naive proposal.