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uppityperson

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16. omg, here is more on who they voted for. WTF?

Reply to dems_rightnow (Reply #15)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 05:11 PM

Dec 2016

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/four-washington-electors-break-ranks-and-dont-vote-for-clinton/

Only eight of 12 Democratic electors in Washington cast their votes for Democrat Hillary Clinton, who won the state in November.

In an act of symbolic protest, three electors voted for former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and one cast a vote for Faith Spotted Eagle, a Native American elder from South Dakota.

It’s the first time in four decades that the state’s electors have broken from the popular vote for president. Washington’s 12 electors met Monday afternoon in the state Capitol to complete the constitutional formality.

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Electoral College live updates, ETA kitten cam & polar bear cam [View all] uppityperson Dec 2016 OP

Thanks In_The_Wind Dec 2016 #1

I added links to 2 cams to help counter the stress and anger at the EC process uppityperson Dec 2016 #5

I feel like crying. In_The_Wind Dec 2016 #25

CNN just showed Bill Clinton as an elector TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2016 #2

Cuomo and de Blasio as well oberliner Dec 2016 #3

Donald Trump has 90 votes; Hillary Clinton has 37 votes. There are 411 votes left to be cast. csziggy Dec 2016 #4

Pennsylvania applause and boos. Count at 125-83 uppityperson Dec 2016 #6

179-93 uppityperson Dec 2016 #7

Protesters shouted, cried and even sang "Silent Night" as Wisconsin's 10 presidential electors cast uppityperson Dec 2016 #8

The Hill is reporting: "A Minnesota Democratic elector has become the first "faithless elector" of uppityperson Dec 2016 #9

Muhammad Abdurrahan, a "faithless voter" refused to vote for her and was replaced by an alternate. uppityperson Dec 2016 #10

It will be interesting to hear his thought process dems_rightnow Dec 2016 #12

Probably "she wasn't going to win so I voted my conscience" sort of thing uppityperson Dec 2016 #13

221-118 uppityperson Dec 2016 #11

240-115 uppityperson Dec 2016 #14

256-135 dems_rightnow Dec 2016 #15

omg, here is more on who they voted for. WTF? uppityperson Dec 2016 #16

I think it's fair to say... dems_rightnow Dec 2016 #17

Trainwreck... LP2K12 Dec 2016 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #18

265-160. uppityperson Dec 2016 #20

2 votes away from winning it. We knew he would, but it still hurts and sucks. uppityperson Dec 2016 #21

Texas...... dems_rightnow Dec 2016 #22

Trump 304, Clinton 169, Powell 3. 59 votes pending uppityperson Dec 2016 #23

A couple Repub Electorals in TX voted not for Donnie. uppityperson Dec 2016 #24

Final 304-227, 7 votes to others uppityperson Dec 2016 #26