Regardless of party, it amazes me that any state would willingly give away the leverage of having their own EC result. The money will only flow to the states with the biggest populations.
in that context
it seems even more amazing that the 16th and 17th were approved
Thing of the power a swing state gives up. The amount of money that they could get in earmarks. I am not advocating for such spending, but it is a reality. Really stupid to give that away. Being a swing state loses all value in a national popular vote paradigm.