8 Dems refused to vote for Clinton against 2 that refused to vote for Trump. (3 of 8 Dems were not allowed to vote for other candidates because they were in bound-elector states) Clinton lost 5 ev, Trump lost only 2 ev
Posted on | December 19, 2016 | 1 Comment
Electoral College lobbying and petitions (from wiki)
Intense lobbying (in one case involving claims of harassment and death threats[439]) and grass-roots campaigns have been directed at various GOP electors of the United States Electoral College[440] to convince a sufficient number of them (37) to not vote for Trump, thus precluding a Trump presidency.[441] Members of the Electoral College themselves have started a campaign for other members to “vote their conscience for the good of America” in accordance with Alexander Hamilton‘s Federalist Paper No. 68.[442][443][444][445] This group’s members may become faithless electors in the presidential election.
On December 5, former candidate Lawrence Lessig and attorney Laurence Tribe established The Electors Trust under the aegis of EqualCitizens.US to provide pro bono legal counsel as well as a secure communications platform for members of the Electoral College who are regarding a vote of conscience against Donald J. Trump.[446]
On December 6, Colorado Secretary of State Wayne W. Williams castigated Democratic electors who had filed a lawsuit in Federal court to have the state law binding them to the popular vote (in their case for Hillary Clinton) overturned.[447]
On December 10, ten electors, in an open letter headed by Christine Pelosi to the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, demanded an intelligence briefing[448][449] in light of Russian interference in the election to help Trump win the presidency.[450] After the letter was released, over 20 additional electors signed it.[451]
On December 19 (the actual electoral vote):
- One Clinton elector in Colorado attempted to vote for John Kasich.[452] The single vote was ruled invalid by Colorado state law, the elector was dismissed, and an alternative elector was sworn in who voted for Clinton[453][454]
- One Clinton elector in Minnesota voted for Bernie Sanders as President and Tulsi Gabbard as vice president; his votes were discarded and he was replaced by an alternate who voted for Clinton[453]
- One Clinton elector in Maine voted for Bernie Sanders; this vote was invalidated as “improper” and the elector subsequently voted for Clinton[453]
- Four Clinton electors in Washington did not vote for Clinton (three votes went to Colin Powell, and one to Faith Spotted Eagle)[455]
- Two Trump electors in Texas did not vote for Trump (one vote went to John Kasich, one to Ron Paul); one elector did not vote for Pence and instead voted for Carly Fiorina for Vice-President; a third resigned before the vote rather than vote for Trump and was replaced by an alternate.[455]
- One Clinton elector in Hawaii voted for Bernie Sanders.[456]
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December 20th, 2016 @ 3:45 am
If you don’t think there will be severe repercussions for these democrats you are sadly mistaken Hillary hates disloyalty and harshly punishes anyone who gets in her way. Watch these electors closely as they get permanently pushed out of their own party