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    'FAITHLESS' FAIL Trump tops 270 electoral votes, as bid to flip electors falls flat

    President-elect Donald Trump won more than enough votes in the Electoral College on Monday to secure his White House victory, as the latest – and perhaps last – stop-Trump movement failed to gain traction in state capitals.

    A fervent push by anti-Trump forces to persuade electors to defect had turned the normally mundane civic procedure into high drama.

    But the representatives designated to cast ballots in accordance with their states' Nov. 8 decision mostly adhered to the results of the election. With several states still voting, Trump had 304 votes and Hillary Clinton had 169.

    It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency. Texas put Trump over the top, despite two Republican electors casting protest votes.

    Elector antics were few and far between, with most the disruptions occurring on the Democratic side. A Democratic elector in Maine tried to vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders, but switched to Clinton after it was ruled improper. Another who tried to vote for Sanders in Minnesota was replaced; a Colorado elector who tried to back Ohio Gov. John Kasich likewise was replaced. One of the biggest deviations was in Washington state, where three electors voted for Colin Powell and one voted for "Faith Spotted Eagle;" the remaining eight went to Clinton, the state's winner.

    It marked the first time in four decades the state's electors broke from the popular vote. Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman vowed to work with the state attorney general and charge the four unfaithful electors with a violation of Washington state civil law. Such violations carry a fine up to $1,000.

    With Trump's win now secured, a joint session of Congress is scheduled for Jan. 6 to certify the results.

    Trump's undisputed Electoral College victory could serve to deter any further last-ditch efforts to effectively nullify his November win and prevent his inauguration, though the battle could shift next to his Cabinet picks.

    Few expected the "faithless elector" push to imperil Trump's victory on Monday. Only one Republican elector – Texas' Chris Suprun – publicly stated he would vote for an alternative candidate. More than three dozen would have had to abandon him to complicate his path to the presidency.

    But GOP electors still faced immense pressure -- with some even receiving threats -- from Trump foes in the run-up to Monday's Electoral College vote. Those urging disorder in state capitals often cited Clinton's popular-vote win, by roughly 2.6 million votes, over Trump in November.

    Celebrities made public appeals to electors to use the arcane process to upend Trump's victory, as some Democratic electors tried to persuade their Republican counterparts to defect...

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016...-protests.html

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    But GOP electors still faced immense pressure...
    From Saturday Night Live this past weekend:


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    Live Results here:

    http://www.ajc.com/news/national/ele...tnMG8tEviTATN/

    Funny thing...

    Prior to the vote of the last handful of states -- Texas included -- the only faithless electors have been Democrats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    Live Results here:

    http://www.ajc.com/news/national/ele...tnMG8tEviTATN/

    Funny thing...

    Prior to the vote of the last handful of states -- Texas included -- the only faithless electors have been Democrats.

    Hilarious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    From FOX:

    Clinton snubbed by more 'faithless electors' than Trump

    The much-hyped rebellion of GOP 'faithless electors' fell flat Monday, when only two Republicans electors voted for someone other than Donald Trump. Far more Democratic electors defected from Hillary Clinton in the end.

    In Texas, one elector voted for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, while another voted for libertarian Ron Paul. But that was the only disruption on the Republican side but protest votes popped up on the Democratic side in several state capitals.

    In Minnesota, an elector tried to vote for Bernie Sanders and was replaced for a Clinton voter per state law. Meanwhile in Maine an elector tried to cast a vote for Sanders but was rebuked and voted for Clinton when he was told he could not for someone else. A Colorado elector who tried to back Ohio Gov. John Kasich was replaced, just as in Minnesota.

    However, in Washington State there was a legitimate rebellion against Clinton, where she received only 8 of the 12 electoral votes. Three electors voted for former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell, while another voted for Native American activist Faith Spotted Eagle.

    Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman vowed to work with the state attorney general and charge the four unfaithful electors with a violation of Washington state civil law. Such violations carry a fine up to $1,000.

    http://www.foxnews.com/live-coverage...ition-to-trump

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    I wonder if the "Russian Hacking" thing will go away now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    I wonder if the "Russian Hacking" thing will go away now.
    I'm sure the left will continue to use it to try and delegitimatize his win.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    I'm sure the left will continue to use it to try and delegitimatize his win.
    The left will use it for that and the neo-con faction will use it to legitimize war efforts. Trumps challenge has only begun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    From Saturday Night Live this past weekend:

    Funny...especially the CHECK at the end...

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