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"In U.S. history, only 157 electors have been “faithless” electors, failing to vote for the candidate their state endorsed. Sixty-three of those came when Democratic nominee Horace Greeley died after the election in 1872 but before the electoral college convened; those 63 abstained.

The most recent incident of a faithless elector came in 2004, when one Minnesota elector voted for the same candidate for both president and vice president.

The outcome of a U.S. presidential election has never been changed by faithless electors."

1 posted on 11/14/2016 8:37:07 PM PST by KeyLargo
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ID is the most Republican state in the country.

Moonbat idiots trying to bludgeon them into changing their votes are certifiably insane.

This is not the way to win over people and make friends.


2 posted on 11/14/2016 8:40:29 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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ALL ELECTORS SHOULD REPORT ALL SUCH MESSAGES AND HARASSMENT DIRECTLY TO TRUMP & THE FBI.
FULL ACCOUNTABILITY FROM NOW ON .
Hard labor on the wall building crew for ALL these creeps & cretins


3 posted on 11/14/2016 8:42:09 PM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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“They attack my religion, they attack my politics, they tell me that I must be a terrible father, I must be a terrible American, they use foul language – every swear word,” he said.

Oh, like THAT's really going to get him to change his mind. Idiots.

6 posted on 11/14/2016 8:44:05 PM PST by BlessedBeGod (To restore all things in Christ. ~~~~ Appeasing evil is cowardice.)
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Is this not, by definition, sedition?


7 posted on 11/14/2016 8:45:42 PM PST by Ignatz (Winner of a prestigious 1960 Y-chromosome award!)
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Possibility Trump doesnt get 270 electors voting for him? Possibility some tampering could result in an electors vote not reaching the final destination?


10 posted on 11/14/2016 8:49:00 PM PST by Democrats hate too much
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Hillary just won’t go away.


11 posted on 11/14/2016 8:49:19 PM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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This is all the Left has ever had.
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14 posted on 11/14/2016 8:50:21 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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They all should be getting protection, but they won’t.


16 posted on 11/14/2016 8:51:26 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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"They’ve got our home phone numbers, our cell numbers, our emails, our Facebook."

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They forgot to say their home addresses, too.

22 posted on 11/14/2016 9:02:00 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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Maybe they should be sequestered.


23 posted on 11/14/2016 9:02:09 PM PST by madison10
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35 posted on 11/14/2016 9:23:35 PM PST by eaglestar
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You catch more bees with honey...if I were Soros I’d offer $100,000 bribes instead of threats, and never make another political donation. Unnecessary.


46 posted on 11/14/2016 11:32:06 PM PST by DRey (Trump had better deliver.)
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Hillary’s hackers behind releasing their home and cell numbers?


47 posted on 11/14/2016 11:34:03 PM PST by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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They should seriously suspend their facebook accounts until after they vote or at least change their names until this is over.


48 posted on 11/14/2016 11:42:02 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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fl


52 posted on 11/15/2016 1:20:09 AM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does)
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Libtards must really want a civil war to do this.


54 posted on 11/15/2016 2:43:50 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obama loves America)
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To: KeyLargo; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

Leftoid mutants be lefting . . .

PING!


55 posted on 11/15/2016 3:04:00 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Just one of a basket of deplorables.)
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A lot of us have been trying to put together all this post-election crap:

1) The rioting.
2) The continuing hit pieces on Trump
3) The continuing attempt to sever Trump from his supporters (such as saying he’s backtracking on Obamacare)
4) Whining about the popular vote

IT’S THE ELECTORS.

Look at it from their viewpoint - the ONLY WAY to stop Trump now is in the Electoral College, where Trump still has to win the vote. If Trump wins that, he WILL assume power, even if the Secret Service and/or military has to remove Obama in handcuffs.

So what they are trying to do is the following:

1) Bait Trump into saying stuff that is ‘extreme’ (i.e., get his supporters mad at him so he says something actionable).
2) Show the electors that our society will be lawless if Trump becomes president.
3) And now, start to threaten/intimidate the Electors, to soften them up for (1) or (2).
4) Keep trying to find votes in Michigan, as losing that state means they have to flip nearly twice as many electors.

Folks, we may think it’s over, but THE LEFT HAS NOT GIVEN UP on this election, not yet at least.

Hopefully our side pays attention and keeps this from becoming a real threat.


59 posted on 11/15/2016 4:43:46 AM PST by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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What can be done to support and reassure Trump electors in the face of this unprecedented attack on the electoral college? Is donating to provide private security a reasonable and legal approach? What else?


61 posted on 11/15/2016 5:17:54 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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More of the clintons’ illegal strong-arm tactics.


72 posted on 11/15/2016 7:29:55 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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