Politics should not be made easy for any party.

LOS ANGELES -- California Republicans are floating a ballot initiative that would change how the state awards its 55 electoral votes, a whopping prize that Democrats have come over the past four presidential elections to regard as theirs.-Washington Post
This idea floated by the Republicans in Californis is one of the more interesting ideas in making our Democracy work better. Here are some of the money quotes:

"It has a gut-level appeal to it," said Kevin Eckery, a GOP consultant supporting the initiative, which would be put before voters in June. "It sounds fair, and it is fair."

I agree. After seeing the debacle of the 2000 election. Anything that moves us toward a popular vote where EVERY district and vote matters will make the politicians from both parties more responsive to the wishes of all the people not just those enclaves where the strategists think they can win the whole electoral pot.

"You're looking at between 19 and 22 votes that would shift to the Republican side," said Chris Lehane, a Democratic strategist mobilizing against the proposal. "The electoral math becomes very challenging."

It should be challenging Mr. Lehene. To me it is not about making elections easier for any party it is about making the parties earn every vote. That is a good thing.

"That plan was a brainchild of Colorado Democrats, who had seen all of their state's votes awarded to the Republican candidate in five of the previous six elections despite reliable Democratic showings in some districts."

While the movement toward a Congressional district divide of electoral votes in California is being led by the Republicans. It is interesting that the idea was first started by the Democrats of Colorado. For me after seeing how many Democrats spearheaded and voted for the recent Senate illegal immigrant amnesty bill it would be another check against those that will pander for votes (like many of the Democrats did) if they know that their votes will have more repercussions when it comes to the national elections. Like I said it is not about making the job easy for the politicians it's about making them represent the wishes of the people.