The point is that this compact takes effect when the states that have joined represent a controlling number of representatives, i.e. the remaining states that doesn’t participate can’t flip the results.
It takes effect by activating state level legislation binding the state to designate their EC delegates according to the popular vote results.
And yes somebody like Trump could win. But the whole problem is Trump lost the popular vote in 2016 and the below-50% win in 2024 was because media lied about who was responsible for what. If he hadn’t won in 2016 he would’ve fizzled out, but instead he was allowed to use his mafia tactics to pressure owners of media companies into supporting him, and without that he would never have had a chance in any other election afterwards
The point is that this compact takes effect when the states that have joined represent a controlling number of representatives, i.e. the remaining states that doesn’t participate can’t flip the results.
It takes effect by activating state level legislation binding the state to designate their EC delegates according to the popular vote results.
And yes somebody like Trump could win. But the whole problem is Trump lost the popular vote in 2016 and the below-50% win in 2024 was because media lied about who was responsible for what. If he hadn’t won in 2016 he would’ve fizzled out, but instead he was allowed to use his mafia tactics to pressure owners of media companies into supporting him, and without that he would never have had a chance in any other election afterwards