Rebuttal: In this presidential election, even in California, a vote for the Republican DOES matter. California has joined the cabal of states who will give their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. It’s arguably unconstitutional (I forget exactly why, states may not enter into deals with other states?) but right now it’s CA law.
They want to have it both ways in case it’s a repeat of 2004, where Gore, in one of the many recounts, arguably got more popular votes than Bush. (But if the opposite happens this year and Romney wins only because of such a scheme, you can bet your bottom dollar that CA will make it Job One to repeal it.)
Let me say it again: in CA and some other liberal states, this year, a vote for the Republican candidate matters!
Those state laws regarding giving electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, only go into effect when the group of states participating is at least equal to the 270 electoral votes needed for election. If that ever happens, I’m sure it will be challenged in court.