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I think there are a lot of problems with this proposal. For one thing, there is no official tabulation oif the "national popular vote". Of course, it's not that hard to add up the results of the 50 states, but there is still a question of what happens in a close, disputed election. There is also the hypothetical question of what happens if one or more states choose not to hold a popular vote for president. Although I think it is extremely unlikely that this would happen, there is nothing in the federal Constitution that requires a state to hold a popular vote for president. This makes the awarding of a state's electoral votes dependant on too many factors not under the control of that state.

I would support a constitutional ammendment for a direct popular vote for president, provided that a majority is required to win the presidency, with a runoff in the event that no candidate has a majority. I would not support any proposal that would allow direct popular election of the president by a minority of the vote.