I'm not sure what you mean by "gold standard." I didn't even know this anti-electoral-college thing was being debated, or maybe I should say put over here. While it might seem to be a good thing for Republicans, because they are very unlikely to carry NJ if they do not win the national popular vote, I oppose it because it would effectively disenfranchise those outside of the urban areas of the country, and it would do so without a Constitutional amendment. I think such an agreement, a.k.a. treaty, between a group of States might be unconstitutional.
ML/NJ