2016 Postmortem

mtnsnake

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5. Trump is the poster boy for "unqualified," and no, I cannot imagine anyone

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 02:22 PM

Dec 2016

who ever ran for office who is more unqualified than him.

The electoral college was set up by the Founding Fathers to prevent someone exactly like Trump from holding the highest office in the land, regardless of whether or not he won the popular votes in any given state. Any elector can override their state's vote and vote for someone else if it is felt that the winner of that state is someone who has shown they want to be a tyrant or if that person is clearly unqualified. Not that they will have the guts to do it, but if the electoral college is to honor the wishes of our Founding Fathers, they have the perfect historical opportunity to do so.

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There should be major changes made to the Electoral College. [View all] kentuck Dec 2016 OP

Be honest now! If we Dems hadn't lost 2 Presidential Elections, getting the most votes, napi21 Dec 2016 #1

So what is the job of the electors? kentuck Dec 2016 #2

In theory, they are NOT supposed to be there to rubber stamp anyone who is unqualified mtnsnake Dec 2016 #3

What type of person would be "unqualified"? kentuck Dec 2016 #4

Trump is the poster boy for "unqualified," and no, I cannot imagine anyone mtnsnake Dec 2016 #5

So, if they do not do their job. kentuck Dec 2016 #6

For sure mtnsnake Dec 2016 #7

It was set up to favor the property class. kentuck Dec 2016 #8

Legally he's qualified crazycatlady Dec 2016 #9