August 31, 2006 Los Angeles Times by Nancy Vogel
A Vote to Quit the Electoral College
Lawmakers sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a bill, AB 2948, on Wednesday that would make California the first state to jump aboard a national movement to elect the president by popular vote.
Under the legislation, California would grant its electoral votes to the nominee who gets the most votes nationwide — not the most votes in California.......read more
This bill was introduced by a Democrat who maybe didn't stop to think who won the popular election in 2004.
Stuck on 2000 I reckon.