The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

[Beet]

I'd also add that while the EC is unpopular among even Republican voters now, if Republican party leaders are convinced that it benefits them, they could whip up a scare campaign to politicize it in any referendum vote.  So I'm not sure it would actually pass in any likely R or solid R states.  You'd need to rely on a combination of Dem. states and swing states, and I don't know if there are enough such states that allow you to pass legislation by referendum to get the NPV to 270.

True, but even if successful, such a campaign would basically be an admission that they can't convince the majority of the people, and they have to rely on the system being rigged in their favor. It doesn't look good.

[Beet]

Does anyone know the current state of this? Is it gaining momentum in state legislatures?

It has a chance to pass in the Oregon legislature, but there are a couple more hurdles to get past. It was considered by the Connecticut House, but pulled despite 100 people taking the day off to show support, as well as 8 hours to testimony. This is going to be a painstaking process, but the cause is just, and advocates must be adamant that it is not a partisan process (which is also true).