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I'd like to believe, but I am skeptical. Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #1
It would be great but here's my concern. The safety of the electors. underthematrix Dec 2016 #29
Right now I think James Comey Mr. Evil Dec 2016 #38
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Comey is Trump's lapdog. lagomorph777 Dec 2016 #82
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I don't think Obama realized Comey was a Russian mole. lagomorph777 Dec 2016 #87
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He suppressed investigation of Russian hacks while publicizing HRC investigation. lagomorph777 Dec 2016 #98
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Welcome to DU, and nice try but around here we check RW talking points. lagomorph777 Dec 2016 #119
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I don't waste my breath on mindless Trumpies. Buh-bye. lagomorph777 Dec 2016 #124
Hint HurricaneWarning Dec 2016 #139
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He should have realized awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #112
Raeally?, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info! JimBeard Dec 2016 #116
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The older I get awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #128
I don't think Comey is a Russian mole underthematrix Dec 2016 #151
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No. Comey knew his statement might well throw the election Hortensis Dec 2016 #64
Same here. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2016 #85
If come Monday and this happens liberal N proud Dec 2016 #2
Pretty much where my head is at. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #40
56 (plus?) EC members now demanding intel on Russian interference. Hortensis Dec 2016 #66
It means nothing. The vote will go as scheduled. duffyduff Dec 2016 #108
Maybe change nothing. But if nothing else it means Hortensis Dec 2016 #109
This is why the Dems aren't putting up much of a fight right now. duffyduff Dec 2016 #110
A CA Democrat is suing to invalidate the law binding Hortensis Dec 2016 #69
Fuck him. I hate assholes like that. duffyduff Dec 2016 #111
No, no, no. There's no chance the EC would elect Hillary. Hortensis Dec 2016 #113
Seriously..At this point I would welcome Kaisch or Romney... white_wolf Dec 2016 #131
Same here. Kasich is too dumb, bigoted, way too Hortensis Dec 2016 #136
This is how I feel also -- I would be delighted, ecstatic. But I have my doubts at this point anneboleyn Dec 2016 #127
House will ignore electors if they go rogue and install Trump anyway. n/t yodermon Dec 2016 #3
Gee, no kidding. Really? KittyWampus Dec 2016 #9
I agree. No matter outcome this is a good thing. boston bean Dec 2016 #13
if he still has more electoral college votes than anyone else onenote Dec 2016 #24
If fewer than 270 vote for him, then the decision goes to the House pnwmom Dec 2016 #41
A House Republican who would vote for someone other than Trump... spin Dec 2016 #45
Not if enough other people did it. There's no love lost between DT pnwmom Dec 2016 #47
A high percentage of Republican voters are TOTALLY fed up with Establishment ... spin Dec 2016 #49
Hd won, possibly because there were so many Ilsa Dec 2016 #61
House might choose Jeb or Marco, because they were preferred by most of the big GOP donors. nt tblue37 Dec 2016 #101
They could. But they won't onenote Dec 2016 #72
Can they do that? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #44
I thought that the House and Senate could only interfere in the event of a tie and only a tie? cstanleytech Dec 2016 #52
No, they can refuse to accept any or all of the electoral votes Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #59
Oh, this should be amusing to watch then in a "train wreck in action" kind of way as cstanleytech Dec 2016 #142
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But... forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #95
20 is barely half-way there. That's not close at all. 35 would be close. LonePirate Dec 2016 #4
Right. Amd they will own him. 100%. boston bean Dec 2016 #6
Depends on who the third candidate would be... roamer65 Dec 2016 #20
House could pick Pence Liberty Belle Dec 2016 #21
No. They cannot pick Pence. roamer65 Dec 2016 #23
Good will? We can wrap that up, put it in a box and stow it away in the attic. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #32
It's already being labeled "Grand Compromise of 2016". roamer65 Dec 2016 #35
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They won't. They need the energy, anger and numbers from the deplorables. LonePirate Dec 2016 #26
Well if they let Hillary become president with Pence as VP then the deplorables will have plenty to cstanleytech Dec 2016 #53
all we need is 37 to flip. Javaman Dec 2016 #80
Except 37 are not going to flip to Clinton and not all Dem electors will flip to a third candidate. LonePirate Dec 2016 #86
they don't need to flip to Clinton, just not to the orange jerk. nt Javaman Dec 2016 #130
Someone besides him needs to win 270 electors or the House picks and they will pick him. LonePirate Dec 2016 #134
no, without enough electorial votes no one becomes pres and we have a new election. Javaman Dec 2016 #137
Unless at least 38 electors switch SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #147
Harvard professor, and former democratic presidential candidate. Nt aidbo Dec 2016 #5
I am not buying it. duffyduff Dec 2016 #7
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The Republicans of 40 or 50 years ago could do this, duffyduff Dec 2016 #107
Bingo Pacifist Patriot Dec 2016 #114
+1 harun Dec 2016 #141
It would take 36 BainsBane Dec 2016 #8
This isn't a pipe dream Or getting hopes up. boston bean Dec 2016 #11
I'm just telling you it takes more than 20 BainsBane Dec 2016 #12
I know the number. And the article is also clear. boston bean Dec 2016 #15
Dominoes fall one at a time. The more that fall, the more that will come after. Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #37
That's true. A couple weeks ago, most people wouldn't have thought even 5 EC's would flip AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #60
I still don't think 5 will flip dems_rightnow Dec 2016 #70
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Flummoxed as to why people are pipi_k Dec 2016 #93
Geez how you been? Haven't seen you in ages. I don't give a shit if they use the constitution to boston bean Dec 2016 #102
Well said. cwydro Dec 2016 #121
I suspect I know what's going on but I won't say it. roamer65 Dec 2016 #19
stop talking about it dumbass Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #10
Did you just call someone a dumbass? ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #14
the Harvard prof Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #16
Okey dokey ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #18
Fingers are crossed. roamer65 Dec 2016 #17
Holy Shit is right.. i hope he's right.. you can't get anymore Blatantly Cha Dec 2016 #22
But he met with Kanye today. That is improvement. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #33
No it's not. Cha Dec 2016 #56
I agree. I am still upset what he did to that young girl, Taylor Swift. JimBeard Dec 2016 #120
That's right.. that's just one of his stupid dumb acts. Cha Dec 2016 #150
I'd like to think positive, but I'm bitter. Everytime this kind of thing comes out, C Moon Dec 2016 #25
THIS! nt SoCalMusicLover Dec 2016 #28
They need to STOP hurple Dec 2016 #27
Good point but I do believe the RNC has been alerted. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #34
we'll see AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #30
Do you recall Lessig's inspiring, well-planned Primary campaign? brooklynite Dec 2016 #31
All I want for Christmas is an Electoral College that protects America. nt TeamPooka Dec 2016 #36
+1 nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #51
The entire GOP is not on board with Trump. melody Dec 2016 #39
I'll take it AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #43
True. Establishment Republicans hate Trump. ... spin Dec 2016 #48
That's not the reaction I've had from a couple of Trumpers melody Dec 2016 #54
I'm in northern Florida. ... spin Dec 2016 #57
Kasich is the name I'm seeing discussed on the web. Hortensis Dec 2016 #68
I'll Believe It When I see It DallasNE Dec 2016 #42
I'll believe it when I see it. Until then, Assfaced Shitgibbon is our president. Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #46
That doesnt get old :-) CentralMass Dec 2016 #58
Maybe those electors are just "torturing" us on purpose mchill Dec 2016 #50
I doubt it. I hope so, but I doubt it. Kablooie Dec 2016 #55
Lol. cwydro Dec 2016 #62
I don't know about holy pintobean Dec 2016 #63
Hillary should have pushed for the Michigan recount Takket Dec 2016 #65
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He's got a real inside scoop...LOL ileus Dec 2016 #67
Put yourself in the place of an elector. Knowing the cabinet nominees and the general coziness Vinca Dec 2016 #71
I would love to see this happen Gothmog Dec 2016 #74
Until it happens JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #76
It can't hurt, can it? boston bean Dec 2016 #77
I keep reading these "headlines" JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #78
Well, something is going on. Whether anything happens with it or not... boston bean Dec 2016 #81
uh huh... Javaman Dec 2016 #79
I'll believe it when it happens Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #89
But we still get a Republican, possibly even worse than the Tweeter-In- Chief elect, though that's.. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #91
does anyone know if electors can abstain? nt tomp Dec 2016 #94
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Yes. In 2000, a DC elector abstained in protest of DC's lack of Congressional representation. JustinL Dec 2016 #149
I dunno, unable to buy this, unless the nastiness of this December surprise ain't over yet. JHan Dec 2016 #99
close to heaven05 Dec 2016 #100
How the hell is that close when it is barely more than half of what is needed? nt doc03 Dec 2016 #103
The key word here is "stall". This would not prevent anything. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #104
Let me know when 37 Trump electors have switched to Clinton. Coyotl Dec 2016 #105
Will they elect Trump? spinbaby Dec 2016 #118
I will believe it when we hear about this coming Monday 12/19/2016 turbinetree Dec 2016 #106
More than half isn't exactly "close" wryter2000 Dec 2016 #117
I'll place this in the trying bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #122
This has to happen Dopers_Greed Dec 2016 #132
Seeing is believing JPPaverage Dec 2016 #133
I absolutely detest Trump Got it Dec 2016 #135
The EC should force zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #138
if i was a praying person, barbtries Dec 2016 #140
But for whom? Kasich? Yes, better than Trump, but still not Hillary who is the people's choice.(nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #143
Maybe there are some humbled_opinion Dec 2016 #144
Wish I could believe that ailsagirl Dec 2016 #145
Oooooooh, too tempting. baldguy Dec 2016 #148
Hard to believe, but it sure would start off the new term with a shit-show of resentments Bucky Dec 2016 #152
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