Posted on 12/18/2016 9:05:41 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Georgia Republicans chosen to cast the state’s electoral votes expect little drama when they convene today despite receiving thousands of emails, letters and other appeals to oppose Donald Trump in an effort to deny him the presidency.
Trump won Georgia’s popular vote, allowing the Republican slate of electors to formally determine who receives the state’s 16 electoral votes. Georgia law doesn’t require electors chosen by state parties to back their party’s candidate, but the group is made up of longtime GOP officials and volunteers.
Nearly all have publicly said they will honor Georgia voters’ choice, and party officials say they expect no dissent when the electors cast their ballots at the state Capitol in Atlanta today.
“We’ve talked to each other on the phone, e-mail, Facebook,” said Kirk Shook, an elector and secretary of the Georgia Republican Party. “All of us are in the same boat: We’re still voting for Donald Trump.”
In the meantime, electors told The Associated Press they’ve received thousands of emails a day, and a smaller number of letters at their home or work. Shook said he received nearly 50 emails during a recent 20 minute conversation with a reporter. Electors said many of the messages were identical form letters asking electors to support Hillary Clinton, [snip]
“Some people tried to get creative, decorating envelopes to look like Christmas cards,” ... But return addresses told Little that the requests to ditch Trump aren’t coming from Georgians she represents. “I don’t know anybody in New York,”...
Evans, an Atlanta attorney who also serves as Georgia’s state committeeman to the Republican National Committee, said a few emails or letters were vaguely threatening but never specific enough to worry him.
“It’s clearly organized, designed to harass and clog peoples’ inboxes,” Evans said.
(Excerpt) Read more at savannahnow.com ...
MEDIA BIAS ALERT
Lockstep?
That’s the best description they could think of?
“Some people tried to get creative, decorating envelopes to look like Christmas cards,” ... But return addresses told Little that the requests to ditch Trump aren’t coming from Georgians she represents. “I don’t know anybody in New York,”...
awwww those snowflake anarchists can be SO CUTE when they advocate for sedition and disenfranchising the voters
This is the biggest fake story yet. What hardcore Repub would ever vote for Clinton?
Pray America wakes
No one said “lockstep” in the article. Creepy journos need to knock off using 3rd Reich references and lose gracefully.
Lockstep is not such a bad word, but they could have said unified.
The media has goose-stepping on their minds, they are so afraid.
The poor babies.
Pretending like it’s a Christmas card so that it’s not tossed in the can.
Left wing moonbats will be might unhappy tomorrow.
I emailed a personal note of thanks this evening to a business client who is a Georgia elector. In his reply, he said he has received 70,000 emails and 430 letters in the past week urging him to vote against Trump. Just imagine how 70,000 emails would affect your business! Needless to say, the tactic has only strengthened his determination to Make America Great Again. Georgia’s 16 electors will convene tomorrow at noon.
The harassment of electors must end with this election. It should not be tolerated in the future. It’s a huge invasion of privacy and stalking.
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