Book "How Trump Won" out in Jan; Other tidbits/updates

self | 12/2/2016 | LS

[Beautiful_Gracious_Skies]

Congratulations on your new book, can’t wait to read it.

LS, Did you forward information regarding voter fraud reports to the Trump campaign?

There were at least two serious attempts to steal the Florida vote from DJT in Broward County. Dems routinely count on their Broward friends in the SoE to make this happen. Of course you know Broward is also home of Deb W-Schultz.

Whistleblowers thwarted this activity, but had they not been there- She would have prevailed. Aside from the usual shenanigans, over 130K absentee ballots were at risk. Followed by a second issue whereby four SoE employees are completing stacks of blank ballots (quantity-massive.)

[SelmaLee]

"and the e-book will be out in January, probably by Inauguration Day

Well, something else to look forward to on Inauguration Day!

[LS]

We will get into this after the inauguration.

[Irish Eyes]

Thanks for the information now and all during the campaign. I am looking forward to your book.

:) Irish

[EDINVA]

Looking forward to your book!!!

[Windflier]

Thanks for posting this, Larry. It helps put the nervous 25% of my mind at ease.

[Alas Babylon!]

Brilliant analysis!

I eagerly awaited every positive post you made this past year over this election. You ALLWAYS hit the bull’s-eye with each reply!

Can’ wait to get your election book! I already have your history book, A Patriot’s History; for many years—read it cover to cover. If I buy the new one, and mail it to you along with my copy of A Patriot’s History, and pay postage, would you please sign them and mail them back to me?

[LS]

Thank you. If you haven’t seen our WORLD history, in 2 vols, from 1898 to Obama, please look at it. It’s every bit as good as PHUSA, only “bigger” in scope.

here is vol 1, which ends in 1945:
https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-History-Modern-World-1898-1945/dp/1595230890/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335393328&sr=1-1

and vol. 2 goes from 46 to 2013: https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-History-Modern-World-Vol/dp/1595231048/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1595231048&pd_rd_r=8KNPZ2KFT4K72K2E966D&pd_rd_w=OB6LT&pd_rd_wg=xzN5r&psc=1&refRID=8KNPZ2KFT4K72K2E966D

[YogicCowboy]

The Florida Republican vote was suppressed by the lying media calling Florida for Gore before the panhandle polls - later time zone and largely conservative - were closed.

That was real voter suppression, and done of course by Democrat propagandists.

Had they not lied and sought to cheat for Gore, Bush would have probably won more handily, making a call for recount less credible.

(As others have noted elsewhere and elsewhen, Republicans are more likely to vote after work - because we actually work during the day, and are not free to vote during the day from being on welfare. That applies to me: I have almost always voted late in the day, after work.)

[QualityMan]

Yes, I remember.

I also remember dan blather making some ludicrous statement at that time about ‘when networks call a state, it is accurate and you can book it ‘ or some such drivel

That whole thing was surreal. Looks like the commies are trying for a redux

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

On the "faithless electors": You have heard scare-mongering stories of electors who won't vote for Trump: These are from STATES CANKLES WON. It makes no difference. In most states, it's a crime not to vote for the winner, and in all states electors are the creme de la creme of rabid Trump supporters. Highly unlikely any of them will flip. But again, the state legislature---as I understand it---sends in the electoral delegation and would have final say. Please correct me if I'm wrong on this.

In many ways I guess I am a purist. The Constitution assigns to each state the ability to “appoint” one Elector for each senator, and one Elector for each Congressman, to which it is entitled. It says nothing at all about popular election. It is traditional that all a state’s electors are selected by a statewide ballot. With the exception of Nebraska and Maine, which select only two Electors statewide, and one additionally within each congressional district. The existence of a functioning Nebraska Plan state (or two) dramatizes that the state legislatures do in fact control the way the Electors are selected.

There is one quibble, in that as I understand it if a state legislature acts to name Electors outside the mechanism of popular election, the House would reserve the right to second guess. But I suppose that since the Republicans control the House that should not constitute a serious problem.

Say what you will about popular election, the Electors are clearly a mechanism which could be robust in unforeseeable circumstances. What if a winning presidential candidate dies before the Electors meet? Even, what if both president and vice president die? The Electors might be able to agree to adapt to such circumstance - and at least present the House with a second and a third place candidate to choose from other than the (surviving) second place finisher.

But when we hear about a “faithless Elector” who is nineteen years old trying to make that sort of decision, there is something wrong with the picture. What, the POTUS has to be at least 35 - and the kid who elects him/her is not even 20? To be responsible for that sort of decision you ought to have a few gray hairs - the age requirement should be at least 35, and I would argue 45 yo. IMHO each state should consider that issue for itself.

I have a certain respect for a movement in the losing side to try, as these “faithless” electors are doing, to present the winners with an attractive counter offer. Propose a fusion candidate. Reasonable.

But I’m glad Trump won, and that it is all moot. Trump has hit the ground running already, demonstrating decisiveness and clarity and responsibility. The Carrier thing is IMHO irresponsible showmanship - but not so irresponsible that serious damage will be done. It is justifiable in that it enables Trump to mark POtUS as his territory, at a time when the Democrats are trying to undermine him. Time enough to smooth things out later, to the extent it is needed. It isn’t as if he were driving Republican small businesses under, as Obama did to auto dealers he didn’t like in ’09 . . .

[Albion Wilde]

Great news, LS! Pinging the MAGA list...

[Duchess47]

Looking forward to the book.

[Nifster]

Yip yip yahoo

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Nice!

[V K Lee]

Certainly ecstatic you made the decision to call this site ‘home’ as you have kept all of us up to date not only on what is going on, what to expect, but calming our fears which at times do become overblown.

Thank you times ten. Congratulations on your book. No Kindle here for an E-book; must wait for hard copy. Look forward to seeing your name up there with BO’R on the best seller list.

[PA Engineer]

Added to the wish list. Thanks for all your work and sanity this election.

[ELS]

Thanks for the ping. Looks good.

[gogeo]

I don't want to hear about "faithless" electors. They are simply confused.

They weren't elected to exercise judgment but simply to deliver a message.