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Home Front: Politix
Report: 15 Electors Will Refuse to Vote For Trump
2016-12-02
[ConservativeRead.com] In a sensational new development, TV host David Pakman says he was told by a high level source that 15 electors in states Trump won will refuse to vote for Donald Trump.
A second hand rumour? Golly.
Pakman went on to say that the electors are also lobbying other members of the electoral college to not vote for Trump.

The goal is to prevent Trump from getting the 270 electoral votes he requires to become president.

If Trump loses 37 electoral votes, it will put him under the 270 benchmark and throw America into a constitutional crisis.
On the first ballot. They can then go to a second ballot, and see what happens after the temper tantrum.
This would be totally unprecedented,
Surely not. We've been a republic for a long time.
and it’s a long shot, but it illustrates the left’s desperation to do anything to sabotage Trump.

Could 15 or more electors really be planning to defy the democratic will of the American people ‐ over 62 million of whom voted for Trump?
Not, however, saying they are going to throw their votes to The Beast. Yet another facet of the attempt to deprive DJT an unqualified victory.
Posted by:Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

#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! ;)
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2016-12-02 20:11  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#7  The time for this sort of shenanigans is long past.
Posted by: Iblis   2016-12-02 11:45  

#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  

#5  Source Frozen Al (cause that's not what wikipedia says under "Faithless elector")?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-12-02 08:15  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#1  Oh bullshit.
Posted by: Crusader   2016-12-02 00:12  

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