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Four Washington electors break ranks and don't vote for Clinton (Original Post) Shrek Dec 2016 OP
Give Trump a bigger margin MattP Dec 2016 #1
F them Nonhlanhla Dec 2016 #2
Jesus H Fucking Christ-- DEMOCRATS are breaking ranks! What the hell do they think... TreasonousBastard Dec 2016 #3
They mostly voted for Colin Powell Shrek Dec 2016 #4
Well, I heard about the Maine one first, and kinda assumed... TreasonousBastard Dec 2016 #7
They actually voted for Trump. duffyduff Dec 2016 #17
No, it's a political warning shot Amishman Dec 2016 #5
The "populist wing" of the party managed to give the nod to Hilllary... TreasonousBastard Dec 2016 #6
And looking at where that got us, I'll wear the insults as a badge of honor Amishman Dec 2016 #12
Populists voting for Colin Powell? No, just attention-seeking assholes nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #14
Perhaps what you're labeling the populist wing should consider not ignoring the primaries mythology Dec 2016 #19
Yeah. Stick with that. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #20
K&R red dog 1 Dec 2016 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author otohara Dec 2016 #9
Time to get rid of the Washington Caucus and use the results of the state primary. SaschaHM Dec 2016 #10
What a waste of votes. Joe941 Dec 2016 #11
Permanently blacklist the 4 traitors from any party function or association geek tragedy Dec 2016 #13
Shame on them! hrmjustin Dec 2016 #15
Hope the state party boots these fuckers out duffyduff Dec 2016 #16
Senator Warren got an electoral vote for VP Shrek Dec 2016 #18
We need someone to head the DNC... NCTraveler Dec 2016 #21
Why? That was dumb imo. Rex Dec 2016 #22
Upcoming TrumpTweet Retrograde Dec 2016 #23

Nonhlanhla

(2,074 posts)
2. F them
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:22 PM
Dec 2016

This is why we can't have nice things. Our progressives stab us in the back and enable the fascists.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
3. Jesus H Fucking Christ-- DEMOCRATS are breaking ranks! What the hell do they think...
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:24 PM
Dec 2016

they could possibly accomplish?

Yeah, yeah, we all know it would be some impossible miracle if Republicans would abstain or vote for Clinton, but these "statements" are pure gibberish.

If you think Bernie is God's Gift, then go out there and push for his agenda on your own time. Don't gum up the works making "statements" nobody really gives a shit about.

This is a political cheap shot.

Amishman

(5,795 posts)
5. No, it's a political warning shot
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:26 PM
Dec 2016

Ignore the populist wing of the party at your own peril

Doesn't really matter who they voted for (as demonstrated by the vote for Faith Spotted Eagle), it's the dissent that is the message

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
6. The "populist wing" of the party managed to give the nod to Hilllary...
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:30 PM
Dec 2016

like it or not.

The asshole wing of the party won't let it rest.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
19. Perhaps what you're labeling the populist wing should consider not ignoring the primaries
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 05:40 PM
Dec 2016

They weren't ignored. They lost an election. It happens. But this sort of pointless gesture of petulance isn't going to get people to pay more attention to them. The party put many of Sanders' campaign policies in the party platform. Clinton altered her campaign to reflect those. How exactly were they ignored? They even whined and moaned enough to get Debbie Wasserman Schultz on some vastly overstated claims of tilting the primary toward Clinton.

red dog 1

(29,196 posts)
8. K&R
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:32 PM
Dec 2016

Thanks for letting us know about this.

As of 4:10 PM, ET.
Asshole Trump already has 259 electoral votes to Clinton's 160 (The Hill)

Thanks Comey!

Response to Shrek (Original post)

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
10. Time to get rid of the Washington Caucus and use the results of the state primary.
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:35 PM
Dec 2016

It has a much higher attendance and it will allow the Washington State Democratic party, delegates, and the electors that they empower to actually reflect the will of the people. That should be the enduring lesson of the 2016 primary, get rid of the damn caucuses.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
13. Permanently blacklist the 4 traitors from any party function or association
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:57 PM
Dec 2016

And get rid of the Washington Caucuses, which turned out to be a nut magnet.

 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
16. Hope the state party boots these fuckers out
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 05:10 PM
Dec 2016

Assholes every last one of them.

Of course none of the Trump people broke ranks, did they?

Shrek

(4,111 posts)
18. Senator Warren got an electoral vote for VP
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 05:18 PM
Dec 2016
As Democrats, Washington’s electors could not do anything to deduct from Trump’s vote total. But some had hoped to ally with Republicans in other states to deny Trump the 270 electoral-vote majority he needed to formally be made president.

For vice president, the vote was eight for Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine, one for environmentalist Winona LaDuke, and one each for U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Susan Collins of Maine and Maria Cantwell of Washington.
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
21. We need someone to head the DNC...
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 07:31 PM
Dec 2016

With the will to blacklist people like them. Work closely helping state parties. Remove the bums.

They voted for their preferred candidate. They are a. Part of the ignorant ABC crowd.

Retrograde

(10,629 posts)
23. Upcoming TrumpTweet
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 07:39 PM
Dec 2016

"Even her own electors won't vote for Crooked Hillary! What a loser. Sad."

Thanks, Washington electors - you handed the Big Orange more propaganda fodder.

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