Trump had wild plan to replace the Electoral College with loyalists

[kskiska]

Trump asked aides if he could pursue a wild plan to replace the Electoral College with loyalists who would ignore the vote, report says

President Donald Trump has asked aides about a plan to remain in office by subverting the Electoral College, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Under the plan, GOP-controlled state legislatures would ignore the popular vote in swing states and appoint Trump loyalists as electors to secure the president a second term.

Business Insider reported earlier Thursday that the plan was gaining currency among some Trump supporters — despite how unlikely it is to work.

Experts say the plan, though technically possible, would face enormous legal and political obstacles.

The Times' sources stressed that though Trump had asked about the plan, he did not seem to entertain it seriously.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-asked-aides-could-pursue-113507375.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

[MFM008]

1. i thought

SPOTUS ruled on something pertaining to this earlier this year.
Something about electors have to vote with their states.
anyone?

[bullimiami]

4. they did in june. that faithless electors could be punished or replaced by states.

[bullimiami]

2. its not a "wild plan" its a trump plan. like injecting lysol or shoving a uv light up your ass.

he knows nothing and thinks he has great ideas.

[struggle4progress]

7. +

[Just_Vote_Dem]

3. "Technically possible"

Good luck with that

[ProfessorGAC]

6. In Quantum Theory, Anything Is "Possible"

But, that doesn't mean it will actually ever happen, and it doesn't mean it wouldn't be so hard as to be impossible, from a practical standpoint.
I think this windmill tilting exercise fits that model. "Technically Possible" but ain't gonna happen.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

9. Right. To me, they were using that phrase

to appear that they had more of a chance than they actually did.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Agreed!

And, it's a useless qualifier, since anything is possible! It's redundant & lazy.
Or, disinforming, as you said.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. And that clearly shows he hasn't a clue as to exactly

how the Electoral College works.

[kentuck]

8. What is he going to replace the eighty-million who voted against him with?

[ThoughtCriminal]

11. We replaced legal Electors with Folgers Crystals...

Let's see if anyone notices the difference.

[mr_lebowski]

12. He never asks for a second cup! (nt)

[Kittycow]

13. ....

[beaglelover]

15. LOL!!! FUNNY!!!!!

[Progressive Jones]

14. This would have ended in a "Mussolini Bon Voyage Party" . nt

[BGBD]

16. It would have been

War.

[Thekaspervote]

17. And.. that "ridiculous " plan was touted here a lot as if he could actually have done that!!

[C_U_L8R]

18. He tried to find the Electoral College's campus on Google Maps