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« on: November 10, 2016, 10:31:25 AM »
Well? She might.
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2016, 10:32:50 AM »
Hopefully.
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2016, 10:35:58 AM »
Trump is projected to get 303 electors. No way this is happening. Maybe if he was in 270s (unlikely IMHO, but somewhat possible).
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2016, 10:45:37 AM »
If Clinton had won MI and PA, then it would be, what?  Trump 270 Clinton 268?  In that case, especially with Clinton winning the popular vote, there'd be plenty of speculation about faithless electors throwing it to the House.  But as it is, while we might still see a few faithless electors, it won't be enough.
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2016, 11:03:03 AM »
No lol
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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2016, 11:07:36 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2016, 11:09:06 AM »
What could possibly go wrong in this scenario?
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« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2016, 11:09:59 AM »
No way are we getting 30+ faithless electors at once.
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« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2016, 11:46:33 AM »
No and she shouldn't be. It would set an extremely dangerous precedent, and possibly worse to our country than anything Trump could do as President.
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« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2016, 11:47:34 AM »
Half of the states have laws against faithless electors and Trump would sue the hell out of anyone who tried to pull that
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« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2016, 12:32:51 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2016, 12:36:30 PM »
She might try. But she knows, what's gonna happen to her if she fails Evil
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« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2016, 07:07:09 PM »
If there were enough never-Trump electors to vote for someone else, they would still be Republicans and not voting for Clinton.  They could vote for another Republican and send it to the House, but even then the winner would be Trump or this other Republican.

So while Trump could conceivably lose to someone else, it won't be Clinton.
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« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2016, 07:09:45 PM »
No, and she shouldn't either. This is the system and adhering to it is extremely important for democracy even when we don't like the results
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« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2016, 07:14:20 PM »
Electors who vote for someone other than who carried their state are adhering to the system.  That's why we have electors and not just points on a scoreboard.

Now whether we should have this system is another question.  Here's a simple diagram I have used to explain the electoral college:

DDD     RR  -------->  D wins!

DDD     R     R  ---->  R wins!
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« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2016, 07:19:25 PM »
Not even 0.0001% chance.
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« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2016, 07:31:01 PM »
"The second amendment folks would take care of that"
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« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2016, 08:33:16 PM »
LEL


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« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2016, 08:38:07 PM »
Dems, Hillaryites, give it up.

This election is over.

Get over it.

Hillary has lost.

She is fitting into peaceful retirement at her home in Chappaqua.

Leave her alone.

Let it be.

There will be no faithless electors.

Forget this fantasy, because that's what it is, a fantasy.
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« Reply #19 on: November 10, 2016, 11:28:46 PM »
Quote from: Shah of Bratpuhr on November 10, 2016, 10:35:58 AM
Trump is projected to get 303 electors. No way this is happening. Maybe if he was in 270s (unlikely IMHO, but somewhat possible).

Trump will finish with 306.
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« Reply #20 on: November 10, 2016, 11:30:59 PM »
Aren't two WA electors promising to not vote for Hillary despite her winning WA? It could easily go either way.
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« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2016, 01:27:43 AM »
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« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2016, 01:29:16 AM »
And I might go on Tinder right now and pick up a supermodel. Not going to happen.
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« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2016, 02:10:47 AM »
No, and she shouldn't. The electoral college is an abomination, but it's the system we have right now. It's not going to help the left to hope that the presidency is taken from Trump at the last minute. Let Trump be president; they've won this battle. Now the Republican Party is stuck with Trump, and the people who voted for him are accountable for everything he's done. The right has to live with this, and that's going to benefit those of us on the left soon enough.
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« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2016, 02:18:39 AM »
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