The scenario we see as the most alarming was made possible by the Supreme Court itself. In a 2020 decision, the court held, in our reading, that state legislatures have the power to direct electors on how to cast their electoral votes. And this opens the door to what we think is the most dangerous strategy: that a legislature would pass a law that directs electors to vote for the candidate the legislature picks.
NPV seems a bit convoluted, but it is the only way to make the Electoral College irrelevant without a change to the Constitution. And our politicians can’t decide on a budget, they will never decide on an amendment in this political environment.