Link: A Taste of ’08 in Fight to Split Electoral Votes

"Ballot measures in California have long been proxies for local politicians’ hopes and dreams — just ask Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who rode a recall petition to the Statehouse."

Dear New Yorkers attempting to cover the occasional noteworthy news story that occurs in the western United States: California does not have a "Statehouse" like you sophisticated easterners do. We provincials must muddle through with a mere "state capitol".