[KoRn]

"This move would actually benefit the GOP far more than the Democrats. It effectively puts California into play with a high probability of going red, whereas right now it's a sure-bet blue state."

That's exactly what I was thinking. All a republican candidate would have to do is win the popular vote, and they get all of California's electoral votes. If they were doing this in 2004, Bush wouldn't have even needed Ohio. He could have also lost a couple of other smaller states and still won.

[Don_Ret_USAF]

Here in Colorado. After Gore lost. The Dem tried to push a bill throgh that would have split the electoral vote where the popular candidate would get 6 of the electoral and the loser 5 votes. It was SLAPPED DOWN BIG TIME.
The electroal college must stand as it is. As it is a check against heavy populated states. I would not vote in agreement to any change in the electoral college period.