Charles Hurth, city attorney for the tiny town of New Haven, Mo., is one of the main men behind the push to make California Electoral College votes more Republican-y, a confusing ploy that would split the votes by congressional districts. But Hurth also has another claim to fame:

Charles "Chep" Hurth III was best known for a headline-grabbing incident a decade ago in which he bit a young female law student on the butt in a bar...Hurth, then a third-year law student at St. Louis University, was taken to court by a young woman who said he grabbed her in a bar and bit her on the buttocks so hard she required medical attention - then laughed and high-fived his friends...Hurth testified that he had told her she should take it as a compliment...The female attorney sued him and took something else instead - a jury's award of $27,500 for damages.

It's fascinating to see how far the GOP can fall without bottoming out.

UPDATE: Andrew Malcolm of the LA Times reports that the Electoral vote initiative backers are calling it quits. Alas. But, Charles, look at the bright side: more time for you to sink your teeth into more ass. Yay! Anyway, read more about it here. (Thanks for the tip, reader.)