Clinton electors lobbying for EC protest votes? *UPDATE* 29 electors want intel briefing

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_elector

Trump could become the first winning candidate to have a faithless elector since Nixon in 1972. Faithless electors since then have all defected from losing candidates (Ford in 1976, Dukakis in 1988, Gore in 2000, and Kerry in 2004).

Hmm, I'm not sure 1988 and 2004 really count. In 1988 the elector just switched Pres. and V.P. And 2004 was most likely just a mistake. They were unexpected results, but possibly not faithless.

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Yeah in that scenario I think the Trump electors would probably hold firm as there's no margin for error, and the Clinton electors would be holding out hope there would be a couple defections to Clinton and so would not be trying to make a mockery of the system. But it would be an interesting waiting period with constant media speculation about faithless electors, like in 2000.

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RNC says that the one elector in Texas is the only faithless elector they're aware of. So are 19 GOP electors just lying to the RNC?

Will we actually know the results of the EC vote on Monday or do we have to wait until January? Supposedly there isn't anything to stop the electors from telling people how they voted even before the votes are officially opened in Congress?

We'll know on Monday. Some states have a secret ballot for their electors, but the results will be reported immediately. Congress counting the votes is basically just a rubber stamp on the results. (Conceivably, if some votes' legitimacy were in doubt, Congress could decide not to count those.)