Naming the California Electoral Initiative? **OR** Rs could win Presidency with 45% Popular Vote.

[L. Coyote]

A group of Rs were sitting around the patio at an exclusive Country Club over martinis.
It was after work around 4 PM, bankers hours, and tipping a third drink someone blurted,
"Handicaps in golf just aren't fair because that levels the playing field, pun intended"

Everyone laughed except Karl Rove, who was texting his many new attorneys. He thought,
"We are going to need a huge handicap in 2008," wisely not blurting out the obvious,
"If we could apply golf handicap rules, with 45% we could win in 2008," he thought.

Karl knew the Rs won 4.5% of the popular vote in California in 2004.
Karl, experienced in stealing votes, also knew that for each vote you steal the margin changes by two votes.
Karl realized, "If we can take back that 4.5% then we have double that as a handicap, 9%."
"Add in the Dem votes we already don't count, and our handicap is over 10%, we can win with less than 45%."

"Do-able," he blurted. Everyone laughed again.

That's how it all began. Now, to give this new concept a name.
The option that gets 10% less than the top choice wins, of course!
Also, of course, many other great ideas will surface. Please share your own favorite.

[Tyler Durden]

1. Maybe that's the best possible thing that could happen.

Maybe the revolution starts Spring 2009 with the newly inaugurated 45% Republican President.

Guess it depends on who you perceive as their worst possible choice.

[L. Coyote]

2. The consequences were not in the equation. My impression, they know it will fail

and they know how many millions of campaign funds get stripped from California candidates to oppose it. That's the whole point, I'm sure. Nonetheless, this is an opportunity to let the whole nation know that these bozos and morans want to change the rules, so they can win the White House with 45% of the popular vote!!

Framed in these terms, they come off as a bunch of idiots, who are looking ahead not at all, unaware of the consequences of their actions. Like we didn't know that already, but everyone needs to.

You made that point ever so clear! What would the People do if inauguration of a 45%er approached?

[L. Coyote]

3. I need more voters, people. With this turnout, we are up a creek!!

[L. Coyote]

4. One more try. Will it float?