Not just a good idea...

During the previous election, Colorado had a measure on the ballot to change how the electoral votes were cast.

If passed, the votes would be divided up, based on percentages.

To my mind, this was brilliant. Here was a way of getting closer to a popular vote, where individual votes mean more.

The opposition had a radio commercial that went something like this: "Pet rocks was an idea from California, and so is this. Don't vote for it."

It was the single dumbest argument I'd heard during the election year. Hey, New Jersey had that Edison guy, and all of his ideas were frippin' brilliant! Maybe we should pattern every state government after them!

And the action failed. Which suggests that the larger populace is stupid enough not to deserve the measure.