Do you recall that a few years back, a few in the media and a few politicans includinh Hilary Clinton made a few noises about the Electoral College being obsolete and Presidents shpuld be elected by popular vote? At that point in time, it did not resonate and was dropped.
Yes, but like any good communist goal it will keep coming back until it is the law of the land. These people never stop undermining liberty. They just lay low for a while and try again.