Momentum is growing behind a push to elect U.S. presidents by the national popular vote after Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact into law this week, a step that could move the country closer to sidelining the Electoral College. Virginia is now the latest state to be part of the compact, formally known as the the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote , bringing the country closer to a potential shift in