2016 Postmortem

stevenleser

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33. State election laws actually mean everything according to the Constitution re: electors

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:04 PM

Oct 2016

Article 2 section 1

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/provisions.html

THE CONSTITUTION
Article II

Section 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

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CBC News. Reports Republicans are meeting tonight. [View all] applegrove Oct 2016 OP

They cannot have him on TV tomorrow night representing the party. It's unthinkable. oioioi Oct 2016 #1

That is tough shit. They can not force Donnie Groper to withdraw from the debate. It is up to him. RBInMaine Oct 2016 #2

He will take a deal. It's over. oioioi Oct 2016 #3

What deal? If he drops out he will be ruined completely Foggyhill Oct 2016 #5

He is the party. Scruffy1 Oct 2016 #8

Wrong. He has declared he is IN and he will not go down with the ship. He won't go there. Period. RBInMaine Oct 2016 #13

Stop acting like you know what's going to happen. eom woolldog Oct 2016 #20

He is the party. sheshe2 Oct 2016 #25

Ain't that the simple truth. nt SusanCalvin Oct 2016 #28

He just replaced their dogwhistle with a Trumpet. nt tblue37 Oct 2016 #37

very well put! Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #48

They can't stop him. nt Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #41

Ugh please don't let him quit. :( nt helpisontheway Oct 2016 #4

His ego will never allow him to drop out. Little Star Oct 2016 #11

you are buying the corporate $$$media hype jodymarie aimee Oct 2016 #6

Trump vadermike Oct 2016 #7

His family will probably encourage Donald helpisontheway Oct 2016 #9

No because it would mean the ever loving end of their brand. If he keeps "apologizing" and sticks it RBInMaine Oct 2016 #22

Weren't they out on recess till after the election? meadowlark5 Oct 2016 #10

Yeah, I know about those meetings. GOPers had one during the 2008 Iliyah Oct 2016 #12

CBC? tgards79 Oct 2016 #14

More likely to report the news than our fake journalists. TexasProgresive Oct 2016 #21

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Our news is not so much entertainment - at least at the CBC. applegrove Oct 2016 #23

They CAN remove him. sofa king Oct 2016 #15

No they can't oberliner Oct 2016 #16

Doesn't matter. sofa king Oct 2016 #24

Five days before the election would mean numerous people already voted. LisaL Oct 2016 #26

But fortunately, the people only voted for an elector, not a President. sofa king Oct 2016 #29

State election laws actually mean everything according to the Constitution re: electors stevenleser Oct 2016 #33

His name WILL be on the ballot Cosmocat Oct 2016 #42

How well do you think it would go with his voter base? LisaL Oct 2016 #18

Sorry, but your post is hyperbolic. If they did that, it would be civil war & the end of the party. RBInMaine Oct 2016 #19

You may be right. sofa king Oct 2016 #27

Good point. and Pence does seem to want to be Prez. ColemanMaskell Oct 2016 #32

I think you are right The Genealogist Oct 2016 #36

I think they'll force him to withdraw. No choice at this point. Cognitive_Resonance Oct 2016 #46

The GOP can remove him right up to the day before the election, BUT bluestateguy Oct 2016 #34

That's right, the Electoral College can sort it out. Names on ballots and cast votes Cognitive_Resonance Oct 2016 #49

The Con will sue.....and contest the election that moves forward without him......if we thought KewlKat Oct 2016 #17

Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg said it would be litigated in each state because redstateblues Oct 2016 #30

Civics 101, and Ginsberg is right. longship Oct 2016 #51

They were meeting last night, too… regnaD kciN Oct 2016 #31

That group of Brain Trusts will surely figure something out Rex Oct 2016 #35

They're going to cut him out of their fundraising to the extent they can .... bettyellen Oct 2016 #38

I am pretty sure they wanted to dump him from the start. LisaL Oct 2016 #39

They can meet all they want Trenzalore Oct 2016 #40

You are so right workinclasszero Oct 2016 #43

And the GOP cannot complain they are being exploited because when a businessman does what he does to applegrove Oct 2016 #44

Follow the money .... cheyanne Oct 2016 #45

the kochs plus adelson fierywoman Oct 2016 #47

The Mercers are wholeheartedly supporting him... Princess Turandot Oct 2016 #50