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Pantagruel

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6. Convince the Electors
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 09:06 PM
Dec 2016

Seriously doubt a recount will change any results in a meaningful way but no harm in doing it.

Facts- Trump won for a number of reasons:
1- Way more racists came out from under their rocks than I could have imagined. I want to think we're better than that- we're not to our eternal shame.
2-Voter suppression efforts by the GOP at a minimum, probably kept 2-5 million Dem voters from voting.
3-Electoral College is antiquated, unfair and a real threat to democracy.
4- HRC most qualified candidate maybe ever but virtually zero charisma.

As I see it, best chance to convince electors to deny Trump is to stress the EC issue.
The only way to get the GOP to move on changing the EC is to make it cost them.
Take away their Trump win and watch how fast they vote to eliminate the Electoral College.
That's the approach I'd take to convincing electors to consider being "Faithless".

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If he is successful in delaying Farmgirl1961 Dec 2016 #1
Stein DOES have standing - she was one of the candidates on the ballot. George II Dec 2016 #17
The Irony of her 1 percent humbled_opinion Dec 2016 #31
Of course he is! If he was confident that he won fair and square... Raster Dec 2016 #2
Ya think? ooky Dec 2016 #27
of course he is hiding something bdamomma Dec 2016 #42
It scares me how much I hate him. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2016 #3
It scares me to. MFM008 Dec 2016 #11
Ditto. He's even starting to make my Reagan hatred look tame. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2016 #25
That is what scares me the most also. Doreen Dec 2016 #32
It scares me three meow2u3 Dec 2016 #29
yep! Seriously. Trump has just an extra huge helping of "ick" about him Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #33
Why? Whats the poor cry baby got to worry about? Little Star Dec 2016 #4
Public hearing is tomorrow! Barack_America Dec 2016 #5
Convince the Electors Pantagruel Dec 2016 #6
The difference was pre-ordained well before the voting Pantagruel Dec 2016 #43
He Knows Or Suspects The Truth colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #7
Why? HughBeaumont Dec 2016 #8
"brain surgeons" -- Is that a reference to Mental Ben? keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #13
drumpfuck said 2 million illegals voted.. of course there should Cha Dec 2016 #9
Question about the recount: MichMary Dec 2016 #10
Possible actions by ordinary people ... Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #19
I think if even one state was to flip drray23 Dec 2016 #26
You know the supreme court doesn't have the power to do that right? texasmomof3 Dec 2016 #35
Its simply a matter for somebody with standing to bring a lawsuit. drray23 Dec 2016 #37
Guess this means... Dopers_Greed Dec 2016 #12
There go the lawsuits again ailsagirl Dec 2016 #14
After his claims of MILLIONS of rigged votes in Hillary's favor, you'd think he'd be all about it gollygee Dec 2016 #15
they've got to lower expectations to expose who is rigging the vote SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #16
How about a letter from Stein's lawyers quoting Donald's insistance that the election is RIGGED? TrollBuster9090 Dec 2016 #18
What, he knows he's a loser? lonestarnot Dec 2016 #20
They're seriously citing Twitter in their objection? ET Awful Dec 2016 #21
He knows the information that is about to be revealed from the recount cannot be covered by his lonestarnot Dec 2016 #22
He should want to know if the election was fair. wisteria Dec 2016 #23
KNR Thank you! Lucinda Dec 2016 #24
Can't have it both ways Don. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #28
Well neither can Hillary.... texasmomof3 Dec 2016 #36
Establishment Dems told us the same story in 2000 and ever since. That doesn't make it true. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #40
Don is saying the election is rigged, but opposes a recount. That's not what Hillary is saying. (nt) ehrnst Dec 2016 #41
I believe Hillary actually won these 3 states womanofthehills Dec 2016 #30
b4 the recount starts he already lost 30% of his margin 0rganism Dec 2016 #34
Can't jeopardize his "mandate" because it's not based on votes, just on everybody loving him. JudyM Dec 2016 #38
certainly is suspicious how these "honest mistakes" always favor repubs. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #39
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