The Dems would love nothing more than to have New York City, LA, Boston, Baltimore and Philidelphia control who will be the president every four years.
Notice that it was Saul Anuzis who was backing this. RINO extraordinaire.
For a small state to support a change to popular election would be suicide.
It actually would be the first step toward the end of statehood altogether.
Besides, we don’t really even work the Electoral College as it was orignally designed.