so I don’t think they are going to flip 64+ of them.
Posted on 11/10/2016 5:00:43 AM PST by EBH
Although the idea of the electors trying to reverse the vote is occasionally discussed — such as after the incredibly close 2000 election in which George Bush narrowly beat Al Gore — going “faithless” is exceedingly rare.
More than 99 percent of electors throughout American history have voted as pledged, according to an analysis done by the New York Times.
The last faithless elector reared his roguish head back in 2004, when a lone anonymous voter in Minnesota declined to vote for Democrat John Kerry and instead voted for Kerry’s running mate, John Edwards.
The rogue’s vote was purely ceremonial, as Bush already had 286 electoral votes ensuring his re-election.
Faithless electors are barred in only 29 states from ignoring the will of the voters, though the penalties are light. And a faithless elector has never swung an election.
The Founding Fathers created the Electoral College because they were actually “afraid of direct democracy,” according to FactCheck.org.
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The thing is, they always telegraph their next move and I don't think they are done yet with this election. If the paid mob makes enough noise will the electors mistake it for the will of the people and do something historic for the 'good of nation?'
Or ... maybe Jeb still has a chance!!!!
This is how communists always act
Last I saw Trump had 305 to her 206 or so..
so I don’t think they are going to flip 64+ of them.
The mob of deplorables has spoken as well, and is far larger. This guy is just making a deadline.
so I don’t think they are going to flip 64+ of them.
No, not when Trump has 290 or 306 EVs.
It Hillary’s electors that are flipping and Trump will have 308
I recall an elector from Washington who stated that he would not vote for Hillary.
I do not believe that the 2016 Electoral College vote in December will be an issue for Trump.
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November 9, 2016
LP Vice Chair Open Letter to Democrats
Arvin Vohra, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party released this open letter to Democratic voters today in response to their candidate’s decisive defeat:
Democratic voters:
Do you know why the Democratic Party lost despite better organization and more money?
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When you nominated an openly pro-war “Democrat”, that was frankly too much. They could not support that type of person. And rightly so.
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In Liberty,
Arvin Vohra
Vice Chair
Libertarian National Committee
Trump has 300+ EC votes. Good luck flipping enough of them. Furthermore, if the system goes bananas and electors start abandoning their assigned candidate en masse, what makes anyone think Hillary won’t also suffer a massive defection in the EC?
Yes,...
Try that.
You won’t enjoy what happens.
I thought it was supposed to be a Constitutional Crisis when Trump wouldn’t commit to accepting the election results.
This would be the very definition of a Constitutional Crisis
Now that is rich!
Can someone on this thread send me a link to the updated Electoral College map [as of 10NOV2016]?
I think he said that he reuses to vote for a criminal that belongs in jail. He is correct, I don’t blame him.
Isn’t it just crazy! The very people that demanded Trump accept the election results are now out in the streets rioting and the press has already started to hint and challenging the Electoral College Delegates.
The only way I see her getting into the WH is if DT invites her in. Other than that, well.......
It isn’t about the vote or the map. It isn’t all said and done until the actual EC delegates vote in their respective state capitols.
Waking the sleeping giant is one thing, but really whizzing him off after you wake him up would really be a big mistake.
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