[BRL]

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

[KyCats]

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.

[Helicondelta]

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.

[ScottinVA]

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

I agree. Only extreme circumstances (and we have yet to see them) should preclude an elector from voting as their states decided.

[HollyB]

I agree

[Pollster1]

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.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

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.