Electoral College Initiative -- Dead (Again)

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

It appears that the proposed Republican power grab initiative to split California's electoral college votes is dead (as in stake through its heart, dead).

Yesterday was the last day for the right-wing proponent of the measure to file signatures for the initiative. And there was no sign of signatures being filed anywhere in the state. That means there's no chance it will make the November 2008 ballot since the clock has run out.

The death of the proposal ends a series of gang-that-couldn't-shoot-straight attempts by Republican operatives to divide and conquer California's votes, which are widely expected to go to the Democratic nominee in November. Now neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama will need to worry about the threat of a Romney or McCain siphoning off any votes from the Golden State.

Congratulations to all grassroots Democrats that helped thwart this Republican effort.