Perhaps not directly. I’d have to study the CA proposal in greater depth.
But you know that the Left always “progresses” incrementally. They put this through, other states follow their lead, then they’re only a half step away from tossing the EC (as the author states, but buried in the article). Hillary is for tossing the EC. That should tell everyone something.
Again, I agree with your assessment of liberal goals and tactics. This proposal, however, is well within the intent of the EC; a few other states already use the same method (i.e. Nebraska and Maine). I don’t think it’s a step toward abolishing the EC, and I would fight it tooth and nail if it were.
The proposals that tie a state’s electors to the national popular vote are horrid, and undermine the whole concept of the EC. This proposal assigns one elector to the winner of each Congressional district, and two electors to the statewide winner; they are assigned in the same manner in which they are allotted to the state in the first place.
Here is the so-called “Republican” proposal:
http://ag.ca.gov/cms_pdfs/initiatives/2007-07-17_07-0032_Initiative.pdf