If Republicans win the PV but lose the EC...

[wildviper121]

If this happens in 2016, I see Trump making a whole lot of fuss about it, maybe to the point where he refuses to concede or gives a half-concession (though he doesn’t seem to be too petty when it comes to congratulating Dems on winning the House, so who knows). Abolishing the electoral college won’t become part of the Republican platform at first. Establishment types like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnel will probably shrug of the loss as it lets them get revenge in other elections, constitutionalist types won’t want any amendments, Western states won’t want to give up their ‘power,’ and swing states like being catered to. Even if Trump continues to tweet about it for the next four years, Republicans will shrug him off and mostly forget about him.

A constitutional amendment could be fast-tracked if nobody wins the EC and the battle gets thrown to Congress. Nobody likes Congress. Kasich vs pissed off Trump-type vs HRC 2020?

However, if Dems win EC but no PV happens a few more times Rep voters are going to get angry about it, maybe sign the NPVIC (which is now signed by important Dem states). Partisan bipartisanship?

One problem is bipartisan support is very tricky because no side will want to delegitimize their president who won the EC but not PV.