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sarisataka

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32. I see it a pulling back the curtain

Tue Jul 16, 2019, 11:48 AM

Jul 2019

On the way the President is elected.

IIRC four states require their electors, by law, to vote for the winner of the state's popular election winner. In those cases anything that interferes with the popular election is relevant. In the other 46 it is not because the state may have the electors vote for the winner of the overall popular election, or any other person.

Was it a failure of the system that the electors chose the incompetent, unqualified loser of the popular election- yes. But it does not mean he was not elected.

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Can we now stop saying that Trump was "elected" as President? [View all] Botany Jul 2019 OP

Exactly! FM123 Jul 2019 #1

I will never recognize Trump as president. His election was totally fraudulent. olegramps Jul 2019 #13

A link to this story? fleur-de-lisa Jul 2019 #2

Rec eleny Jul 2019 #3

drumpf fraudulently became President by a rigged and hacked election. democratisphere Jul 2019 #4

I've never said he was elected. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #5

But the media keeps talking about how he was elected and will he win re-election? Botany Jul 2019 #8

He failed to appreciate just how corrupt the Republican Party has become. olegramps Jul 2019 #15

He has 24/7 trump tv. Faux and Sinclair, but we have the majority. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #16

The media depends of the gullibility of the American public. triron Jul 2019 #27

Fake President!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2019 #6

**** THANK YOU !!! **** uponit7771 Jul 2019 #7

He was elected President Opel_Justwax Jul 2019 #9

That falls under "reported, not confirmed" DFW Jul 2019 #12

What's "required" in a democracy is accountable, verifiable elections. lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #29

he was assisted by Russia and Comey Skittles Jul 2019 #44

He got a bit more than 'assistance' I think. triron Jul 2019 #45

way more Skittles Jul 2019 #47

Because MSM pushes the counter narrative. triron Jul 2019 #49

No. Because I never started saying that ever DFW Jul 2019 #10

I mean, we can, but it doesn't really matter Recursion Jul 2019 #11

The electoral college duely elected him. zaj Jul 2019 #14

The results can be challenged based on fraud. Suppression of vote, gerrmandering, etc. olegramps Jul 2019 #17

Could have been challenged zipplewrath Jul 2019 #21

Electoral clown college ck4829 Jul 2019 #51

No President has been elected sarisataka Jul 2019 #18

That's a rather legalistic technical argument. lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #23

I see it a pulling back the curtain sarisataka Jul 2019 #32

Fair enough - you are making the case that our technical, legal requirements are terribly weak. lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #33

He was "elected" but the voting machines were rigged FakeNoose Jul 2019 #19

And yet, that's not what Hillary Clinton says. brooklynite Jul 2019 #38

+1 Celerity Jul 2019 #46

I have never recognized Trump BlueMTexpat Jul 2019 #20

Yes please. The correct verb is "installed." lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #22

Exactly. By Putin. triron Jul 2019 #28

I never did thegoose Jul 2019 #24

yes please! librechik Jul 2019 #25

And the really upsetting and infuriating thing is... karin_sj Jul 2019 #26

"Cheating is the only way that Republicans can win now." FiveGoodMen Jul 2019 #30

It's astonishing to me that multiple posts here are attempting to defend Trump's legitimacy. lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #31

Google Trump Russia 272 contacts Botany Jul 2019 #34

Great tip; thanks. lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #40

And in some of those contacts Manafort & Gates gave the Russians* the advanced data analytics ... Botany Jul 2019 #41

Disappointed but not astonished. triron Jul 2019 #39

The election was dirty. Hacked. Stolen. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #35

Technically he was "elected" edhopper Jul 2019 #36

He was *INSTALLED*. lastlib Jul 2019 #37

knr triron Jul 2019 #42

I stopped long ago. triron Jul 2019 #43

knr triron Jul 2019 #48

K&R ck4829 Jul 2019 #50

Vlad wasn't spending all that time and money on downloading @ voter data files, looking @ the ... Botany Jul 2019 #52