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2016 Postmortem

Amishman

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9. And House then would have to vote to accept those results

Reply to Tiggeroshii (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 04:26 PM

Dec 2016

Which wouldn't happen. They would declare it invalid and we'd still get Trump.

There is no magic way out of this. It's time to look forward at what we need to do to rebuild our party.

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Time for a brave Electoral College to avert disaster [View all] Alekzander Dec 2016 OP

As soothing as the idea is, I think we have to face facts that it's not going to happen. :( MANative Dec 2016 #1

And then it would be turned over to the House to decide? SHRED Dec 2016 #2

Yikes! Pacifist Patriot Dec 2016 #3

Wouldn't be hard to do? Ms. Parker must've been drunk when she wrote those words. onenote Dec 2016 #4

Fat chance. DavidDvorkin Dec 2016 #5

We need to contact our electors... Joe941 Dec 2016 #6

It won't happen and not should it taught_me_patience Dec 2016 #7

If he loses it will also be based on the rules. Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #8

And House then would have to vote to accept those results Amishman Dec 2016 #9

Half the republican congress is being blacklisted for not supporting him. Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #11

Trump electors SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #10

These jackasses would refuse to hand the election to the popular vote winner. duffyduff Dec 2016 #12

Don't hold your breath. MineralMan Dec 2016 #13

If Hillary gets less than 270 Electoral votes DFW Dec 2016 #14

they may as well vote for Putin Takket Dec 2016 #15