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2016 Postmortem

BzaDem

(11,142 posts) Mon Dec 19, 2016, 05:33 PM Dec 2016

Say Elizabeth Warren wins 270-268 in 2020, and a Warren elector "votes their conscience." [View all]

As a result, the 269-269 election goes to the House, where Republicans overwhelmingly vote to re-elect Trump.

Would you support such an outcome? Because you are doing so, if you support Trump electors voting for anyone other than Trump.

I would much rather live in a country where the people decide who is president (even through the unfortunate loose proxy we have for the people, the electoral college), than a country where 538 random people can "vote their conscience." Even if the result is sometimes one I abhor.

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Say Elizabeth Warren wins 270-268 in 2020, and a Warren elector "votes their conscience." [View all] BzaDem Dec 2016 OP

The electoral college needs to be reconsidered. gordianot Dec 2016 #1

13 small states can block any Amendment (and will as it is in their (the state's) best interest) kelly1mm Dec 2016 #3

Amended gordianot Dec 2016 #5

The 13 ( I say more like 30 IMO) smallest states will not allow their EC 'bonus' to be kelly1mm Dec 2016 #7

It would be easier to annex Canada kudzu22 Dec 2016 #9

Got news for you. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #2

Thing is people didn't decide this election. a bigoted system born of slavery did. boston bean Dec 2016 #4

It probably is difficult to comprehend in today's context HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #8

Slave owning southern states didn't want black votes counted.. aidbo Dec 2016 #11

Which should be everyone's position. former9thward Dec 2016 #14

The franchise for those BODIES, though, was exercised by their MADem Dec 2016 #15

She won't run. She will be 71 years old. NT duffyduff Dec 2016 #6

Perhaps they felt this way ... Captain1way Dec 2016 #10

I'll tell you how I feel when it happens. Nt NCTraveler Dec 2016 #12

You're assuming there will actually *be* elections in 2020. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #13