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(115,677 posts) Mon Dec 19, 2016, 06:00 PM Dec 2016

Four Washington state electors break ranks and dont vote for Clinton [View all]

Source: Seattle Times

[div class"excerpt"]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.

Its the first time in four decades that the states electors have broken from the popular vote for president. Washingtons 12 electors met Monday afternoon in the state Capitol to complete the constitutional formality.
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After the vote, several electors said they hoped the attention to the event would carry forward into the future and possibly result in the system being replaced by a national popular vote......

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

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Yeah, because no one would've noticed if you hadn't thrown away your vote. Not even to Bernie, but Colin Powell and Faith Spotted Eagle?

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Four Washington state electors break ranks and dont vote for Clinton [View all] uppityperson Dec 2016 OP

Attention - KT2000 Dec 2016 #1

"Symbolic protest"? What were they protesting, reality? George II Dec 2016 #2

they're protesting NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #13

In other words, reality. George II Dec 2016 #20

You don't know that! Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #26

Whut AtheistCrusader Dec 2016 #3

Oy. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #4

Can't wait to read Chumps tweets on this Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #5

It doesn't matter but would have been a horrible problem if she got 270 votes and lost the LisaL Dec 2016 #6

They wouldn't have done that if her getting 270 was a realistic possibility. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #8

Before the election several of them from Washington state were already saying LisaL Dec 2016 #10

People say and do many things when it doesn't matter. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #12

Yeah talk is cheap when you figure it won't matter rpannier Dec 2016 #32

Not true. At least a couple were grandstanding know-it-alls pnwmom Dec 2016 #15

Yep I clearly remember that one guy pledging Clinton Kittycow Dec 2016 #22

I wasn't there for that -- I believe it happened after the caucuses. pnwmom Dec 2016 #23

Thanks for your reply :) Kittycow Dec 2016 #24

This will not do what they think it's going to do. If you don't break ranks from the Republican JCanete Dec 2016 #7

And the fuckhead deplorables are loving this on Twitter. Initech Dec 2016 #11

Wait until mid-2017 when many of those deplorables lose some of the benefits they worked for... George II Dec 2016 #21

Unfortunately it won't be only the deplorables who lose benefits groundloop Dec 2016 #25

Wait until mid-2017 when many of those deplorables lose some of the benefits they worked for... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #28

Hooray for Goofballs BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #9

4 electors. unhelpful. n/t orleans Dec 2016 #14

If you think about it kudzu22 Dec 2016 #16

Bingo BBG Dec 2016 #33

I know there will be lots of talk about what a *dangerous* precedent this sets. OMINOUS talks LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #17

Senator Warren got an electoral vote for VP Shrek Dec 2016 #18

This made me sadder than anything else Lulu KC Dec 2016 #19

This made me sadder than anything else. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #29

This shows we have even more work to do than we thought. FXSTD Dec 2016 #27

Three Bernie Electors Voted for Colin Powell? TomCADem Dec 2016 #30

Yup. Troll electors. nt SunSeeker Dec 2016 #31

There was a method to their madness Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #34

There was never the slightest chance of that happening Wabbajack_ Dec 2016 #35