If a faithless elector jumped ship on a close election he/she would be lynched from the nearest oak tree.
Ah... okay... if you say so, States! I promise I won't be "faithless".
Can you imagine if it was tied 269-269 and someone jumped ship. If it happened in Harrys state or my state their sure would be a lynching. 
.....................btw, Halfway kidding there.
, oh I can just see the letters in the Clarion-Ledger if one of our electors voted for Kerry, breaking a 269-269 tie. Many of those writers are much further to the right than anyone on this forum . . . I can see them calling for the guy to be shot. It'd be funny, but they elector would definitely be well advised to leave the state
