ADDED: Yes I know that 58% is a majority, not a near majority, which is why I put this in quotes. This is a copy/paste. I have no idea why they said it.
“A near majority of Americans favor amending the Constitution in order to elect presidents based on the popular vote, according to a poll released Friday.
The Gallup survey found that 58 percent of Americans are in favor of making the change, while 39 percent still prefer the Electoral College system.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4902991-many-favor-electing-presidents-based-on-popular-vote-gallup/