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Democratic elector in Hawaii votes for Sanders
The Hill ^ | 12-19-16 | Jessie Hellman

Posted on 12/19/2016 5:18:38 PM PST by Az Joe

Obama's "home" state sticks the knife in at the last.

One of Hawaii's four electors voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders for president Monday.

While Hillary Clinton won the state's popular vote in November, one of Hawaii's electors backed the independent Vermont senator, while the other three voted for Clinton, the Associated Press reports. 

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: berniesanders; clinton; elector; electoralcollege; faithless; faithlesselector; faithlesselectors; feelthebern; hawaii; hi2016; hillary; hillary2016; hillaryclinton; omg; sanders; vote
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To: NCC-1701

An elector that does not vote for the candidate that the voters selected him to represent


81 posted on 12/19/2016 10:47:27 PM PST by Fai Mao (PIAPS for Prison 2016)
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To: Professional

Kona .... East Hawaii Country Republican Party did a great job on the east side , West side R’s did zip . We were an Independent ‘ad hoc’ group of shit kickers and hell raisers ( for Trump )


82 posted on 12/20/2016 2:51:36 AM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

There was also one elector in Minnesota who was replaced after they refused to vote for Hillary.


83 posted on 12/20/2016 4:19:29 AM PST by BruceS
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To: Phillyred

What’s the point in having presidential elections in each state if the electors can subvert the will of the voters when they pick candidate. This isn’t good, the EVs need to be bound to whoever won the state or the democrats will keep trying to overturn elections.


84 posted on 12/20/2016 6:57:02 AM PST by damper99
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To: Az Joe

Spread Eagle.


85 posted on 12/20/2016 6:31:52 PM PST by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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