Unless ones believes in an utterly random universe, this is too good an opportunity to be due to chance alone. Article V needs to be used NOW to save the Republic before hordes of invaders give the Democrat Party the parasite base it needs to remain permanently in power. Obama's last minute packing of the courts means the left has THEIR way of rewriting the Constitution. Article V is the Constitution BECAUSE of the very situation we face today.
Maybe, just maybe, Mark Levin’s Book helped bring about the changes in the state legislatures? Speculation on my part, but worthy of a maybe.