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Offline Idaho_Cowboy

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The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House
« on: November 10, 2016, 08:51:09 pm »
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The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House
By Laura Italiano November 9, 2016 | 9:47pm
For die-hard Democrats holding out hope that they won’t have to live through a Trump presidency, there is a last, incredibly long shot for them latch on to — a surprise twist in the Electoral College....

...According to the Constitution, chosen electors of the Electoral College are the real people who will vote for president, when they meet on Dec. 19 in their respective state capitals.

However, there is technically nothing stopping any of the electors from voting their conscience and refusing to support the candidate to whom they were bound, or from abstaining from voting altogether.

There’s even a name for it: becoming a “faithless elector.”...
http://nypost.com/2016/11/09/the-one-scenario-that-could-still-get-hillary-into-the-white-house/

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Re: The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2016, 08:53:41 pm »
They'd have to convince... how many EV's did Trump win by?


70? That's a lot of electors to convince. Typically they are actual Republicans or Democrats depending on whoever won, so they'd have to convince GOP electors to vote against Trump.


Ain't happening.
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Re: The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2016, 08:54:43 pm »
People on Twitter are trying to make it happen:


https://twitter.com/search?q=faithless%20elector&src=typd


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Re: The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2016, 10:21:26 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on November 10, 2016, 08:53:41 pm
They'd have to convince... how many EV's did Trump win by?


70? That's a lot of electors to convince. Typically they are actual Republicans or Democrats depending on whoever won, so they'd have to convince GOP electors to vote against Trump.


Ain't happening.

Actually it's 35 to switch.  That would be a 70-vote turnover.

I do agree--it ain't gonna happen.
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