Dems to battle GOP plan
With Republicans trying to change how the electoral college apportions votes, California's top Democratic leaders, labor, and fundraisers are launchign their own effort to defeat the proposed initiative.
The California Majority Report has the details about Californians for Fair Election Reform, a Democratic-sponsored committee being formed to campaign against the GOP plan.
Among those on the committee are U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, Senate President pro Tem Don Perata, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums.