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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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To: ScottinVA

They do from time to time. For example, in 1976 one voted for Reagan instead of Ford. It’s different this time because even Obama spoke out against the EC


41 posted on 12/19/2016 10:25:58 AM PST by ari-freedom (You can't be America First by putting G-d last)
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To: Helicondelta

The ladies of the Sheen/Farrell/Cromwell knitting club should be happy they finally persuaded a changed vote.


42 posted on 12/19/2016 10:42:53 AM PST by DPMD (o)
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To: BRL
This is not funny but a strategy to undermine the electoral college.

Exactly. Congress should reject the defection and tally the results as electors were bound to vote. Set the precedent now, or democrats will abuse this tactic later.

43 posted on 12/19/2016 10:43:04 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Helicondelta

I was hoping Vermont’s electors would do the same. Sanders got a lot of write-ins in that state (like 10%) despite no campaign, and he destroyed HRC in the primary.

Also I’m holding out hope some rural electors in states HRC won resist and vote their constituents (for Trump).


44 posted on 12/19/2016 10:44:31 AM PST by SouthernerFromTheNorth
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To: Helicondelta

Looks like he didn’t. Too bad.


45 posted on 12/19/2016 11:49:11 AM PST by Hieronymus ( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton))
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To: BRL
Actually one or two electors voting for someone else is normal.

It very rarely happens in a very close election say a 270/269 but it happens regularly in elections where the spread is wider.

It is a "protest vote" and never really means anything because they very rarely vote for someone actually on the ballot.

Which means their vote is null.

46 posted on 12/19/2016 11:55:36 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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