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2016 Postmortem

SickOfTheOnePct

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7. Yes, and they've been clear about that from the beginning

Reply to Madam45for2923 (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 10:57 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.

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Hamilton Electors are sneakily fooling Democrats! They are anti-HRC! [View all] 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