I feel exactly the same. It's perfectly legal unfortunately ,but it flies in face of our entire system of government.
A conservative can be for the popular vote but not for this compact.
It is not “perfectly legal.” It is legal for a state legislature to pass a law that hands out electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. However, making the effect of such law conditional upon enough other states adopting it is an interstate compact, and as such requires congressional approval.