2016 Postmortem
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Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)tammywammy
(26,582 posts)Their goal is to prevent Trump, not get Hillary in. That's why they're promoting voting for Kasich as an alternative to Trump. They e been clear about this the little I've read.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)But if hillary somehow comes on top of this recount, clearly they will vote for her.
duffyduff
(3,251 posts)If they had an ounce of integrity, they would pick the person who won the popular vote.
Kasich is a nothing here.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)duffyduff
(3,251 posts)The only choice is Clinton.
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,355 posts)they've been very open from the beginning that their goal is to stop Trump, even if that means stopping Hillary too.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)SickOfTheOnePct
(7,355 posts)Their goal is to stop Trump, and they believe they can do that if Republicans in the House have three choices instead of two. The only way that can happen is if they can turn enough Trump electoral votes to a third person, and they believe that Republican electors are more likely to do that if some Democratic electors do it as well.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)SickOfTheOnePct
(7,355 posts)what either party's electors do, because Congress will have the final say.
24601
(4,016 posts)the president (one state, one vote) from the top 3 presidential EV recipients and the Senate picks the VP (one senator, one vote) from the top two VP EV recipients.
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,355 posts)Any electoral vote they choose. It just takes a joint objection and both the House and Senate voting to sustain the objection.
texasmomof3
(108 posts)The house can only vote on the top 3 candidates that were on the ballot.
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,355 posts)for the top three who receive electoral votes, not the top three on the ballot.
jg10003
(1,027 posts)jalan48
(14,393 posts)One and done if they manage to pull it off.