The CA Senate and House, voting alone party lines, have passed the so called National Popular Vote Plan. It is now expected to go to Schwarzenegger for signing before the Nov.
http://www.sacunion.com/pages/state_capitol/articles/8399/
This would make CA the first state to join the compact. Additonal states are expected to pass it in 2007.
There is only a very slim chance it could go into effect for the 2008 election, but if it did the election campaign would change dramatically. No more swing states, all campaigning would be focused on the largest states, and the largest media markets.
Arnold vetoed it. He likes California getting screwed by the electoral college.
I had an argument with some Arnold supporter who just didn't get it. She was anti electoral college, but thought it could be easily appealed by amendment. Ummm, no. She just voted for the electoral college when she voted for Arnold.
Don't you realize that your vote would have been tossed away had this gone through. For example in 08 lets say the Republican canidate gets 51% of the vote he is the winner of the populer vote however under the electoral plan that was propsed your state would have gone to the winner regardless of who the majority of the voters in the state voted for.
