The Electoral College Could Be Bypassed by 2028. Five States Decide

Can Democrats end the Electoral College? Not end it, but 18 states and D.C. (222 electoral votes) have signed the National Popular Vote compact, and after the Nov. 3 elections Democrats are projected to control five more states with 61. This video goes through what the compact says, why the Electoral College exists, whether those states will pass it, whether it is constitutional, what could go wrong, and what it would have changed. The 2016, 2020 and 2024 results under the compact, and the margins needed to flip 2024, are our own counts from official FEC results, at today's electoral votes, whole states only. State results from Nov. 3, 2026 are projections, not certified. Michigan House Republicans' 'flyover state' warning is from their Dec. 13, 2024 release. 0:00 The answer 1:17 What is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact? 3:45 Why does the Electoral College exist? 6:34 What did the midterms change? 8:41 Will those states actually pass it? 11:07 Is the compact constitutional? 14:12 What could go wrong on election night? 15:45 What would the compact have changed? 18:06 What do Americans think about the Electoral College? 18:47 So can Democrats end the Electoral College? Sources National Popular Vote, members: https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/s... The compact's text: https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/b... National Popular Vote, after the midterms: https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/m... Mother Jones, Nov. 5: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/... Snopes, Nov. 5: https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/11/0... The New Republic, Michigan 2023-24: https://newrepublic.com/post/217594/d... Daily Wire, quoting the NYT: https://www.dailywire.com/news/democr... Movement Voter PAC tracker (Democratic-aligned), seat counts: https://movement.vote/election-result... Nevada Independent: https://thenevadaindependent.com/arti... Ballotpedia, the compact: https://ballotpedia.org/National_Popu... NPR via Connecticut Public, Virginia: https://www.ctpublic.org/2026-04-14/v... Madison, July 19, 1787: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_cent... Madison, July 25, 1787: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_cent... House History, Electoral College: https://history.house.gov/Institution... Bayh-Celler amendment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayh%E2... Article II: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitut... Article I: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitut... McPherson v. Blacker: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremeco... Chiafalo v. Washington: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremeco... Virginia v. Tennessee: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremeco... U.S. Steel v. Multistate Tax Commission: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremeco... Congressional Research Service, R43823: https://www.everycrsreport.com/report... National Popular Vote, on consent: https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/s... Washington Stand, Lowenstein: https://washingtonstand.com/article/v... Free Beacon, Somin: https://freebeacon.com/politics/chall... Save Our States, certificates: https://saveourstates.com/blog/npvs-o... FairVote, 2024 campaign events: https://fairvote.org/presidential-cam... NPR, 2024 ad spending: https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-... FEC, 2024 results: https://www.fec.gov/documents/5645/20... FEC, 2020 and 2016 results: https://www.fec.gov/documents/4228/fe... Pew Research, Sept. 2024: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-rea... Gallup 2024, via FOX 5: https://www.fox5ny.com/news/americans... Photos: James Madison, by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1821, National Gallery of Art: CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Hillary Clinton, official Senate portrait: public domain (U.S. Congress, via unitedstates.github.io). Donald Trump, official portrait by Daniel Torok: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. #electoralcollege #popularvote #nationalpopularvote