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Hamilton Electors are sneakily fooling Democrats! They are anti-HRC! (Original Post) Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 OP
Taking away electors from HRC! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #1
BoB! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #2
I don't think they're being sneaky at all. tammywammy Dec 2016 #3
From what I heard they have mostly turned HRC electors! NO THANKS! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #4
It could work to stop trump by bringing republican electors on board with an alternative republican Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #18
They are partisan morons. duffyduff Dec 2016 #12
Exactly! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #19
These idiots won't get Kasich. duffyduff Dec 2016 #16
They haven't been sneaky at all SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #5
From what I heard they have mostly turned HRC electors! NO THANKS! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #6
Yes, and they've been clear about that from the beginning SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #7
Not buying the whole thing! Again! NO THANKS! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #8
Yeah, I don't care one way or the other SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #9
Congress chooses if neither candidate received 270 electoral votes. The House picks 24601 Dec 2016 #13
Congress can reject SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #15
The problem with that is... texasmomof3 Dec 2016 #10
They can only vote SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #11
Exactly right jg10003 Dec 2016 #14
This may be an effective way of ridding us of the electoral college. jalan48 Dec 2016 #17

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)
3. I don't think they're being sneaky at all.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 09:34 PM
Dec 2016

Their goal is to prevent Trump, not get Hillary in. That's why they're promoting voting for Kasich as an alternative to Trump. They e been clear about this the little I've read.

 

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)
18. It could work to stop trump by bringing republican electors on board with an alternative republican
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 01:41 AM
Dec 2016

But if hillary somehow comes on top of this recount, clearly they will vote for her.

 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
12. They are partisan morons.
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 10:28 PM
Dec 2016

If they had an ounce of integrity, they would pick the person who won the popular vote.

Kasich is a nothing here.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,297 posts)
5. They haven't been sneaky at all
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 09:50 PM
Dec 2016

they've been very open from the beginning that their goal is to stop Trump, even if that means stopping Hillary too.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,297 posts)
7. Yes, and they've been clear about that from the beginning
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 09:57 PM
Dec 2016

Their goal is to stop Trump, and they believe they can do that if Republicans in the House have three choices instead of two. The only way that can happen is if they can turn enough Trump electoral votes to a third person, and they believe that Republican electors are more likely to do that if some Democratic electors do it as well.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,297 posts)
9. Yeah, I don't care one way or the other
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 10:05 PM
Dec 2016

what either party's electors do, because Congress will have the final say.

24601

(4,006 posts)
13. Congress chooses if neither candidate received 270 electoral votes. The House picks
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 10:53 PM
Dec 2016

the president (one state, one vote) from the top 3 presidential EV recipients and the Senate picks the VP (one senator, one vote) from the top two VP EV recipients.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,297 posts)
15. Congress can reject
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 11:33 PM
Dec 2016

Any electoral vote they choose. It just takes a joint objection and both the House and Senate voting to sustain the objection.

jalan48

(14,352 posts)
17. This may be an effective way of ridding us of the electoral college.
Tue Dec 6, 2016, 12:31 AM
Dec 2016

One and done if they manage to pull it off.

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