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« Reply #325 on: December 19, 2016, 04:35:57 PM »
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Republicans will never ever win the Popular Vote again in this Country - Period.

Uh.. no...

Even with Clinton winning the popular vote this year, the Republicans won the popular house of representatives vote!

Also with no electoral college, the campaign would have been different. Trump could have won the popular vote in a popular vote campaign. But who knows though.
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« Reply #326 on: December 19, 2016, 04:36:16 PM »
Montana is unanimous for Trump. Trump is now two electoral votes away from being elected.
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« Reply #327 on: December 19, 2016, 04:36:39 PM »
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Quote from: Dancing with Myself on December 19, 2016, 04:29:25 PM
Think FSE will be a candidate for any party in 2020 due to getting the Electoral Vote?

Maybe she'll run in the Democrat primaries and drop out after Iowa.

See the Greens or Peace and Freedom being interested maybe. It'd be big for the Greens to run her especially after Stein's folly over the recount.
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« Reply #328 on: December 19, 2016, 04:37:14 PM »
With MT:

Trump: 268
Clinton: 160
Faithless: 4
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« Reply #329 on: December 19, 2016, 04:37:28 PM »
Quote from: Jimmie on December 19, 2016, 04:35:57 PM
Also with no electoral college, the campaign would have been different. Trump could have won the popular vote in a popular vote campaign. But who knows though.

I think this argument had more merit in Bush/Gore. 2.8 million votes is a lot to make up. Granted, we'll never know for sure.
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« Reply #330 on: December 19, 2016, 04:38:34 PM »
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Secretary of State‏@secstatewa
@secstatewa Wyman will enforce "faithless" elector law, which provides for civil penalty of up to $1,000. Working w/ @AGOWA on process.

lol wow



Good. It is high time that one of these laws was tested in court.
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« Reply #331 on: December 19, 2016, 04:39:23 PM »
Quote from: Castro on December 19, 2016, 04:35:22 PM
Secretary of State‏@secstatewa
@secstatewa Wyman will enforce "faithless" elector law, which provides for civil penalty of up to $1,000. Working w/ @AGOWA on process.

lol wow

Could this case end up in the Supreme Court?
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« Reply #332 on: December 19, 2016, 04:39:50 PM »
Is Texas ever going to damn vote?
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« Reply #333 on: December 19, 2016, 04:40:13 PM »
Quote from: emailking on December 19, 2016, 04:37:28 PM
Quote from: Jimmie on December 19, 2016, 04:35:57 PM
Also with no electoral college, the campaign would have been different. Trump could have won the popular vote in a popular vote campaign. But who knows though.

I think this argument had more merit in Bush/Gore. 2.8 million votes is a lot to make up. Granted, we'll never know for sure.

True, but Trump probably wouldn't have been as hard line on illegal immigration, and probably would have campaigned some on the coasts.

But who knows.

I agree that Bush v Gore, in a popular vote campaign, Bush could have well won that.
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« Reply #334 on: December 19, 2016, 04:42:55 PM »
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Quote from: Castro on December 19, 2016, 04:35:22 PM
Secretary of State‏@secstatewa
@secstatewa Wyman will enforce "faithless" elector law, which provides for civil penalty of up to $1,000. Working w/ @AGOWA on process.

lol wow

Could this case end up in the Supreme Court?

Sure.
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« Reply #335 on: December 19, 2016, 04:49:34 PM »
Everything takes longer in Texas.
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« Reply #336 on: December 19, 2016, 04:52:39 PM »
Are we the only state today to have a nomination fight over the chairman of these stupid proceedings?
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« Reply #337 on: December 19, 2016, 04:53:01 PM »


the electors want me dahnald
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« Reply #338 on: December 19, 2016, 04:57:57 PM »
Nobody got a majority in the race for chair, so this'll take a little longer.
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« Reply #339 on: December 19, 2016, 04:58:39 PM »
Quote from: Castro on December 19, 2016, 04:57:57 PM
Nobody got a majority in the race for chair, so this'll take a little longer.

At this rate, we'll be in the 2020 election before Texas casts its votes.
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« Reply #340 on: December 19, 2016, 04:59:27 PM »
Texas remains a horrible state.
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« Reply #341 on: December 19, 2016, 05:00:23 PM »
It would be amusing, if TX couldn't successfully convene its EC, and the race gets thrown to the House! Smiley
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« Reply #342 on: December 19, 2016, 05:03:03 PM »
Junk state!
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« Reply #343 on: December 19, 2016, 05:05:20 PM »
Or, perhaps they are procrastinating, in order to cast their votes during the Prime Time TV slot?!? Smiley
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« Reply #344 on: December 19, 2016, 05:06:57 PM »
Round three, here we come!
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« Reply #345 on: December 19, 2016, 05:07:21 PM »
Quote from: PeteB on December 19, 2016, 05:00:23 PM
It would be amusing, if TX couldn't successfully convene its EC, and the race gets thrown to the House! Smiley

In that case, The election is treated as if TX didn't exist (so only 500/2 = 250 EVs needed to win), and Trump would win 268-228, no congressional vote needed.
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« Reply #346 on: December 19, 2016, 05:11:09 PM »
Yay, a chair!
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« Reply #347 on: December 19, 2016, 05:11:21 PM »
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Quote from: PeteB on December 19, 2016, 05:00:23 PM
It would be amusing, if TX couldn't successfully convene its EC, and the race gets thrown to the House! Smiley

In that case, The election is treated as if TX didn't exist (so only 500/2 = 250 EVs needed to win), and Trump would win 268-228, no congressional vote needed.

I'm not 100% sure about that:

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« Reply #348 on: December 19, 2016, 05:11:45 PM »
FINALLY they announce the Chairwoman. She got up before the announcement even finished, lol.
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« Reply #349 on: December 19, 2016, 05:12:54 PM »
Putin keeps hacking the live stream.
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