Can Democrats effectively abolish Electoral College after midterm wins?A Snopes fact-check examines a rumor that Democrats' 2026 midterm wins in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin would let them effectively abolish the Electoral College. It finds the five states' electors could push the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact past the 270 needed to take effect, but not abolish the College itself, and notes legal hurdles such as the Constitution's Compact Clause.