Electoral college is undemocratic. It is a relic of the 18th century when even founding fathers did not trust the general public to have the ability to choose wisely. They wanted a few “wise men” (no women) to choose the president. The consequence of this is, instead of allowing all voters to choose the president, each election is determined by the voters of two or three states. This was clearly not what the founding fathers intended.
Changing the electoral college system is difficult. The Republican party will rely on it to hold any hope of winning future presidential elections. In fact, they have been practicing voter disenfranchisement for decades in order to hold on to power. Blocking any changes to the electoral college system is also an important part of their voter disenfranchisement. They are not going to willingly give it up.
“The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.” 16 states have joined the compact, account for 196 electoral votes. There is a long way to go and the compact will not succeed without at least some red states joining in.
The objection of electors by Trumpist legislators today set a precedent that we can use. From now on, in every presidential election, legislators from states in the compact should object to all electors from states that have not signed on, for the fundamental reason that the electoral college system is undemocartic. An alternative tactic is to object to all electors until all states choose their electors according to the national popular vote winners. This will be continued until enough number of states adopt NPVIC. From that point on, only states that do not adopt will have their electors objected to.
What I suggest here is just a rough idea. I am sure it can be made better and put enough pressure on the states so that they will adopt NPVIC. Republicans may have started something that at the end will do some good.