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Maine Elector Will Reject Clinton For Sanders
bangordailynews.com ^ | December 19, 2016

Posted on 12/19/2016 8:17:15 AM PST by Helicondelta

Maine’s four Electoral College electors will gather today in the House of Representatives chamber — as will electors in state capitols across the U.S. — to cast the final votes for president. You didn’t read it here first but based on the results of the general election, Democrat Hillary Clinton claimed three of Maine’s four electoral votes while Republican President-elect Donald Trump earned the fourth with his convincing win in the 2nd Congressional District.

However, one of Maine’s electors could defect and it has nothing to do with Trump. David Bright, an elector for the Democrats, said Monday he intends to vote for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won Maine’s Democratic caucuses in March.

(Excerpt) Read more at stateandcapitol.bangordailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: davidbright; electoralcollege; feelthebern; me2016; whoops
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1 posted on 12/19/2016 8:17:15 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: Helicondelta

hehehehe!


2 posted on 12/19/2016 8:17:49 AM PST by fwdude (Democrats have not been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.)
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To: Helicondelta

Get her below 200. Brazile, Wasserman-Schulz and Mrs. Clinton stole the nomination from Bernie.


3 posted on 12/19/2016 8:18:32 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Helicondelta

Hahaha.


4 posted on 12/19/2016 8:19:48 AM PST by dinodino
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5 posted on 12/19/2016 8:21:05 AM PST by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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To: Helicondelta

Washington state elector says he won’t vote for Clinton

Friday, Nov. 4, 2016.
By MARY CLARE JALONICK

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic elector in Washington state said Friday he won’t vote for Hillary Clinton even if she wins the popular vote in his state on Election Day, adding a degree of suspense when the Electoral College affirms the election results next month.

Robert Satiacum, a member of Washington’s Puyallup Tribe, supported Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary. He said he believes Clinton is a “criminal” who doesn’t care enough about American Indians and “she’s done nothing but flip back and forth.”

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d3a1c10593c44da58bb611ef09101214/washington-state-elector-says-he-wont-vote-clinton


6 posted on 12/19/2016 8:21:47 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Helicondelta

Michael Moore will not be pleased


7 posted on 12/19/2016 8:23:07 AM PST by ari-freedom (You can't be America First by putting G-d last)
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To: Helicondelta

This is not funny but a strategy to undermine the electoral college.


8 posted on 12/19/2016 8:23:37 AM PST by BRL
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Nyaah! Nyaah! Thpthhhh!


9 posted on 12/19/2016 8:25:24 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Helicondelta

LOL - I wish more of them would do this

BEST.ELECTION.EVER


10 posted on 12/19/2016 8:26:24 AM PST by Mr. K ( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
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To: BRL

Exactly right, it’s an attempt by dems to undermine the electoral college.

Electors should vote for who they’re supposed to vote for. Those who don’t should suffer severe penalties.


11 posted on 12/19/2016 8:30:11 AM PST by KyCats
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it’s be great if a few D electors from MI, PA, WI, WV, etc. also switched but to TRUMP!


12 posted on 12/19/2016 8:30:53 AM PST by ConservativeDude
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To: Helicondelta

How you want to bet the press wont hold this person up as a hero?


13 posted on 12/19/2016 8:31:14 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: BRL

No, it’s funny. Once again their strategy backfired. They are not called dumbocrats for nothing.

And they can whine about the electoral college all they want. They don’t have the votes to do anything about it.


14 posted on 12/19/2016 8:31:47 AM PST by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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Jeez. Trump had to make four trips to Maine to win his one EV and now Bernie wins one just for living next door!


15 posted on 12/19/2016 8:33:54 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: Helicondelta

Bright is a Quaker surname, or at least it is in North Carolina. Quakers have quite the history as far as this sort of thing, major conscientious objectors in many wars, the devout Quakers have been at least (Richard Nixon apparently wasn’t devout). This guy may be being completely sincere. I don’t know if Quakers forbid oath-taking, don’t electors in Maine have to take an oath?


16 posted on 12/19/2016 8:34:12 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: KyCats

They honestly should or else states need to make these positions ceremonial and just have these people put pre-printed ballots in a box as just a personal honor just to say you were an elector.


17 posted on 12/19/2016 8:34:32 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Helicondelta

This wasn't the way it was supposed to work!


18 posted on 12/19/2016 8:34:56 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: ConservativeDude

There are NO D electors from those states voting.


19 posted on 12/19/2016 8:35:11 AM PST by Kozak (ALLAH AKBAR = HEIL HITLER)
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To: Helicondelta

There was no doubt in my mind that Bernie and his supporters were unfairly treated by the Clinton and Democrat machine.

Dwayne


20 posted on 12/19/2016 8:35:56 AM PST by dhs12345
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