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Report: 15 Electors Will Refuse to Vote For Trump

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Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-12-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Oh bullshit.

Posted by Crusader 2016-12-02 00:12|| 2016-12-02 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 If no majority is achieved in the electoral college, the President is elected by the House of Representatives.

Posted by Betty Ghibelline5754 2016-12-02 00:26|| 2016-12-02 00:26|| Front Page Top

#3 If I were an elector I might tell the folks harassing me that I would not vote for Trump just to get them off my back until the vote. Then I'd vote for Trump as I was honor bound to do.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-12-02 02:01|| 2016-12-02 02:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Then I'd vote for Trump as I was honor bound to do.

They are not just honor bound. My understanding is they are legally required to vote as the state did on the first ballot. The law was amended after an elector changed his vote from Nixon to McGovern in 1972.

So all this intrigue is futile.

Posted by Frozen Al 2016-12-02 08:00|| 2016-12-02 08:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Source Frozen Al (cause that's not what wikipedia says under "Faithless elector")?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-02 08:15|| 2016-12-02 08:15|| Front Page Top

#6 A second hand rumor? Golly.

Actually it's worse than that. Some bullshit website named "conservativeread" regurgitates a claim from a a complete joke of a website named "infowars" overheard from an unknown "TV host" about a rumor he was told by an unidentified "high level source" about a story,that even if true, is essentially irrelevant. Then sadly, reposted again here at the 'burg.
C'mon Man!

Posted by DepotGuy 2016-12-02 09:12|| 2016-12-02 09:12|| Front Page Top

#7 The time for this sort of shenanigans is long past.

Posted by Iblis 2016-12-02 11:45|| 2016-12-02 11:45|| Front Page Top

#8 My understanding is they are legally required to vote as the state did on the first ballot.

It depends on the state. Half of the states don't bind their electors legally to vote as the popular vote in that state did. Electors from those states can vote contrary to the populous.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-12-02 14:57|| 2016-12-02 14:57|| Front Page Top

#9 To DepotGuy's point, it has all the hallmarks of fake news. Probably just another attempt of many by the Rooshuns to sow discord, confusion, and distrust into our electoral system and national politics.

Posted by Eltoroverde 2016-12-02 15:00|| 2016-12-02 15:00|| Front Page Top

#10 Actually it's worse than that.

Well traced, DepotGuy. Thank you.

it has all the hallmarks of fake news.

Well said, Eltoroverde.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-12-02 15:34|| 2016-12-02 15:34|| Front Page Top

#11 Meh - I've "Screwed The Pooch" in submissions also and, boy howdy, it sucks to look like a maroon.

Thank goodness the common efforts of this site's citizens can separate wheat from chaff post "Beta" test! ;)

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