Electoral College sees record-breaking defections

[mystery-ak]

Electoral College sees record-breaking defections

By Kyle Cheney

12/19/16 07:59 PM EST

Updated 12/19/16 08:52 PM EST

The seven so-called “faithless” votes cast by members of the Electoral College on Monday may go down as a noisy footnote to an otherwise chaotic 2016 election. But they also represent a historic breach between electors and the candidates they were expected to vote for.

The number of faithless votes has now become the most-ever cast in a single presidential election. The record was set in 1808, when six Democratic-Republican electors opposed James Madison. It’s also the first time since 1832 in which more than a single elector cast a faithless vote.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/electoral-college-electors-232836

[Applewood]

Didn't make a difference one way or the other.  Trump will still be President. 

[Taxcontrol]

It should be noted, and loudly repeated that Hillary lost 5 electors and Trump lost 2.  Pound this back into the face of those that want to try and diminish the Trump presidency. 

Note - I did not vote for Trump.  I supported Castle, but I cant stand dishonorable electors.  If you can't in good conscious vote according to your state's electoral result, then resign.

[Doug Loss]

It should be noted, and loudly repeated that Hillary lost 5 electors and Trump lost 2.  Pound this back into the face of those that want to try and diminish the Trump presidency. 

Note - I did not vote for Trump.  I supported Castle, but I cant stand dishonorable electors.  If you can't in good conscious vote according to your state's electoral result, then resign.

She lost 5, but 3 more tried to vote for someone else but weren't allowed to do so by state law.

[truth_seeker]

Another huge lesson available is the media.

The media pounded on Trump, suggesting his electors would defect.

The media ignored Hillary's fate, but the truth was she had more defectors.

Investigative and truthful reporting is all but dead.