(Harrisburg) -- The much buzzed-about proposal to change the way the state allocates its 20 Electoral College votes in the 2012 presidential election is taking grief from all sides. But, a state Senate Democrat balks at the notion the issue isn’t partisan. Delaware County Senator Daylin Leach has trotted out the now-familiar arguments in opposition to the plan that would award the state’s electoral votes by congressional district instead of handing the whole basket to a statewide popular vote winner. He says the plan would clearly boost a Republican candidate, since the GOP controls how congressional districts are redrawn this year. The Democrat says the governor’s meeting with the Republican Pennsylvania congressional delegation proves the issue is based on party -- not principle. "He’s only meeting with Republicans. He’s trying to meet with the Republican congressional delegation to reassure them that this won’t adversely impact that," he says. "If this isn’t about Democrats and Republicans, when is Governor Corbett going to come to the Democratic caucus and explain the beauty of his plan to us?" A spokesman for Governor Corbett says he visited Republican members of Congress because he was invited. The governor is backing the electoral votes proposal by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi -- who says it’s about making sure the votes of individual Pennsylvanians are more fairly represented.