Supremes Signal a Brave New World of Popular Presidential Elections | National ReviewAndrew C. McCarthy argues in National Review that the Supreme Court's unanimous Chiafalo v. Washington ruling — which let states enforce electors' pledges to back their popular-vote winner, with Justices Kagan and Thomas differing on why — clears the way for the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, whose 15 states and D.C. hold 196 of the 270 electoral votes compact proponents await. He predicts the decision will intensify the fight over the Electoral College, which he calls an anti-democratic check the Framers designed on purpose, and urges conservatives to defend it and force any change through the Constitution's amendment process.