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2016 Postmortem

earthside

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1. Kind of pathetic.

Reply to anamandujano (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 12:13 AM

Nov 2016

Electors from states where a plurality of people voted for Clinton are going to vote for Clinton; electors from states where a plurality of people voted for Trump are going to vote for Trump.

The most loyal of party activists are selected by their parties to be electors -- they aren't going to change especially if their candidate won.

This is just a sad fantasy ... understandable ... but a fantasy nevertheless.

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Kind of pathetic. earthside Nov 2016 #1

Not all Repubs are as nuts & depraved as Trump. I see this as a last line of defense if recounts anamandujano Nov 2016 #2