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2016 Postmortem

Hekate

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10. They devolved into a rubber stamp over a century ago. That's a whole lotta precedent....

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:25 PM

Dec 2016

....for not rocking the boat.

The people who become electors are local party activists who've worked their way up. They are loyal to their respective parties.

I am watching developments with interest, but not with a lot of hope.

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Just 40, WTF [View all] pbmus Dec 2016 OP

Wasn't it ten yesterday? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #1

10 yesterday, 40 today, 160 tomorrow ... just give it some time. baldguy Dec 2016 #12

it should be 538. Any of them that are not DEMANDING a briefing should lose their job. putitinD Dec 2016 #2

I think many Republican electors are scared. ananda Dec 2016 #11

Are any of them Republicans? EL34x4 Dec 2016 #3

Yeah, one. The one who already said he won't be voting for Trump. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #6

Link? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #4

Number is going up triron Dec 2016 #5

All you had to do was vote for the dem's nom and this Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #7

Only one is GOP. duffyduff Dec 2016 #8

Yeap, ... "just"... wtf, I'd be hitting the streets and lighting shit on fire to get those briefings uponit7771 Dec 2016 #9

They devolved into a rubber stamp over a century ago. That's a whole lotta precedent.... Hekate Dec 2016 #10

Call me when a second republican joins in making that demand. Until then,these demands are a joke. onenote Dec 2016 #13

Do these fools get paid to be electors?? benld74 Dec 2016 #14

It varies by state onenote Dec 2016 #18

Well, if it's forty Republican electors....... DFW Dec 2016 #15

It's growing, that's good mcar Dec 2016 #16

I don't believe hurple Dec 2016 #17