I get the theory behind the PVI: national candidates spend all their time in swing states and ignore "solid" states like red Texas and blue Massachusetts. But it seems that the compact only shifts a candidate's campaign time to large-population states like California which would become the 800-pound gorilla in Presidential politics. I don't see why a Presidential candidate would spend more time in smaller states under PVI when California is going to be the "kingmaker" in any election.
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I did post a comment on the other thread but a repeat,
if States can all get together and set rules for determining electors without changing the Constitution or even getting the approval of Congress, what is to stop them from making a compact to all award their electors to the winner of a coin toss on election day? Also, under Toto's argument, no one could even challenge such a compact!
Again, this is just an end run around the Constitution made up by some law professors with lots of time on their hands.
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