NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Ronna Romney McDanielNational Urban League, BET launch National Black Voter Day Trump officials defend president's coronavirus response amid Woodward revelations Sunday shows - Trump team defends coronavirus response MORE said Thursday that she plans on being "litigious" in response to the national popular vote movement.

"I think it is devastating to our country to get rid of the electoral vote. This is what the Founders intended, for every state to have representation," McDaniel told attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference during a panel with Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzMurkowski: Supreme Court nominee should not be taken up before election Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates MORE (R-Texas).

"Stay tuned because the RNC is not going to let this go, and there's something coming," she added.

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"Let me just say, I have an intention to be the most litigious chair in history," McDaniel said. "I think what Democrats have done systematically to take away our rights to rig the election system, and this, to take away our votes, our Electoral College votes, and have California and New York dictate who the next president of the United States is."

Cruz said that the push would "probably" be unconstitutional.

McDaniel's comments come as leaders of the group Conservatives for Yes on National Popular Vote look to inform other conservatives about the movement at the conference.

Many conservatives are skeptical of the popular vote, given that Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE won the popular vote in 2016, while President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE won the Electoral College.

However, the movement's leaders say that this agreement would not abolish the Electoral College. The electoral system would still be used, but the electors would be distributed based on the national popular vote instead of the state’s popular vote in the winner-take-all method.