“No they are separate questions. Electors may be required to vote according to state law, but that doesn’t mean the interstate compact is legal.”
Exactly; these are two completely separate issues - and be assured that if ANY state gives its EVs to a candidate who lost that state’s popular vote, but won the national popular vote, that it would result in a case that would come before the Supreme Court as an emergent matter within days of the election. Note that the Dems will sue i this case if Trump wins the national popular vote and a Compact state sends its EVs to him...and that will be a truly delicious irony, since they are the ones who thought up the idea so as to defraud the electorate by (illegally) running up the national popular votes in solidly blue states. That such a degree of irony can even exist is proof to me of not just God’s existence, but of His supreme (of course) sense of humor.
I agree with your comments. And can’t imagine why the majority of voters, regardless of affiliation, in a “small” state would want to see what little impact they now have in presidential elections diminished. If electors could be manipulated to fine tune electoral college totals, I doubt “small” and “swing” states would never again see a presidential candidate campaign in them.