Every once in a while these people say some shit that exactly amounts to "it would be undemocratic if the person who got the most votes won the election"
This is the idea behind the ‘Popular Vote Interstate Compact,’ which would require states to give their electoral votes to whatever candidate wins the national popular vote. So if Wyoming goes 70-30 for the GOP, but a Democrat wins the national vote by 10 votes - Wyoming gives its electoral vote to the Democrat.
It’s completely undemocratic in this sense, and is aimed at destroying what is left of state power. Basically the hope is to allow states like California - whose leaders want to flood the state with ‘newcomers’ and ultimately new voters - to decide national elections, and break the back of red states and what they stand for.
@JonahDispatch I don't think we're meant to believe that any of the scientist main characters are struggling to get by. They all have infinite disposable income to use on whatever nerd hobby stuff they're doing at the time.