They have lots of irons in the fire. This one is more likely than president for life.....I think.
http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/
Of course — absolutely not — the Electoral College system should not be undone. If the smaller states realize what will happen to their vote and how it won’t count any longer, then they certainly won’t be for it.
In addition, if you went that way — all a Candidate would have to do is campaign in about ten locations in the United States — all in the top 10 major metro areas and he would pretty much carry the election. There would be no reason to campaign in the smaller states. And the Federal level of government would exclusively represent about 10 largest metro areas and none of the rest of the country.
People should be aware of that. The founding fathers were right in setting up the Electoral College for electing the President.