Last month, an ABC News-Washington Post poll suggested the 2012 presidential contest will be extremely close. If the November election were held today, 49 percent of voters would cast a ballot for President Obama and 46 percent for Republican Candidate Mitt Romney. That's within the margin of error.

Over the next five months, both candidates will spend a lot of time, money, and political capital in a handful of swing states to secure enough electoral votes on election day. That does not sit well with everyone.

Laura Brod, formerly of the Minnesota House of Representatives, discussed the National Popular Vote movement on Capital Insider.