The GOP's Electoral College Power Grab: It's Not Dead Yet

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The right-wingers behind the initiative to split California's electoral votes threw in the towel on the June ballot today. But it's not dead yet. There's a chance it may live to see the light of day in November. The atmospherics will be against it (general election with heavy Democratic turnout), but it's still worth keeping your eye on.
 
Here's the Statement from Chris Lehane, spokesman for effort against the initiative:

"The continued and repeated attempts by Republicans, especially the Rudy Giuliani forces, to pursue an effort to rig the presidential election makes clear that the Republicans will stop at nothing when it comes to holding onto power; they recognize that they will be a minority party if they lose the White House and will do everything they can to hold on to power, including lying, cheating, stealing, gouging and kicking below the belt. We have said it before and we will say it again -- this is the Freddie Kruger, Dracula and Rasputin of initiatives and that
so long as some Republicans believe that they cannot win the popular vote fair and sqaure this will never completely die until and unless we put in place a true reform such as a national popular vote."