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2016 Postmortem

pbmus

(12,439 posts) Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:14 PM Dec 2016

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Just 40, WTF

#BREAKING: Forty presidential electors are now demanding a classified intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the U.S. election before voting.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/310220-electoral-college-members-demanding-briefing-on-russian

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Just 40, WTF (Original Post) pbmus Dec 2016 OP

Wasn't it ten yesterday? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #1

10 yesterday, 40 today, 160 tomorrow ... just give it some time. baldguy Dec 2016 #12

it should be 538. Any of them that are not DEMANDING a briefing should lose their job. putitinD Dec 2016 #2

I think many Republican electors are scared. ananda Dec 2016 #11

Are any of them Republicans? EL34x4 Dec 2016 #3

Yeah, one. The one who already said he won't be voting for Trump. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #6

Link? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #4

Number is going up triron Dec 2016 #5

All you had to do was vote for the dem's nom and this Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #7

Only one is GOP. duffyduff Dec 2016 #8

Yeap, ... "just"... wtf, I'd be hitting the streets and lighting shit on fire to get those briefings uponit7771 Dec 2016 #9

They devolved into a rubber stamp over a century ago. That's a whole lotta precedent.... Hekate Dec 2016 #10

Call me when a second republican joins in making that demand. Until then,these demands are a joke. onenote Dec 2016 #13

Do these fools get paid to be electors?? benld74 Dec 2016 #14

It varies by state onenote Dec 2016 #18

Well, if it's forty Republican electors....... DFW Dec 2016 #15

It's growing, that's good mcar Dec 2016 #16

I don't believe hurple Dec 2016 #17

rzemanfl

(30,288 posts)

1. Wasn't it ten yesterday? n/t

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:16 PM

Dec 2016

baldguy

(36,649 posts)

12. 10 yesterday, 40 today, 160 tomorrow ... just give it some time.

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:33 PM

Dec 2016

putitinD

(1,551 posts)

2. it should be 538. Any of them that are not DEMANDING a briefing should lose their job.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:16 PM

Dec 2016

ananda

(30,816 posts)

11. I think many Republican electors are scared.

Reply to putitinD (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:26 PM

Dec 2016

Trump is threatening their careers, and the deplorables
are sending them death threats.

EL34x4

(2,003 posts)

3. Are any of them Republicans?

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:18 PM

Dec 2016

Ace Rothstein

(3,299 posts)

6. Yeah, one. The one who already said he won't be voting for Trump.

Reply to EL34x4 (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:21 PM

Dec 2016

People who think the EC are going to overturn this thing are setting themselves up for some major disappointment and more outrage.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,352 posts)

4. Link? n/t

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:19 PM

Dec 2016

triron

(22,240 posts)

5. Number is going up

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:19 PM

Dec 2016

Ohioblue22

(1,430 posts)

7. All you had to do was vote for the dem's nom and this

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 04:37 PM

Dec 2016

Wouldn't be happeneing

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)

8. Only one is GOP.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 05:42 PM

Dec 2016

Idiots are going to install Trump because they are stupidly wanting the GOP in total control even though it would not be in control at all.

uponit7771

(91,754 posts)

9. Yeap, ... "just"... wtf, I'd be hitting the streets and lighting shit on fire to get those briefings

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:13 PM

Dec 2016

... metaphorically speaking of course.

Fuck that

One of the reasons why HAVE an electorate is to make sure foreign actors haven't interfered with our election !!!

Hekate

(94,643 posts)

10. They devolved into a rubber stamp over a century ago. That's a whole lotta precedent....

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:25 PM

Dec 2016

....for not rocking the boat.

The people who become electors are local party activists who've worked their way up. They are loyal to their respective parties.

I am watching developments with interest, but not with a lot of hope.

onenote

(44,628 posts)

13. Call me when a second republican joins in making that demand. Until then,these demands are a joke.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:41 PM

Dec 2016

Sorry to be so harsh, but does anyone seriously believe that Nancy Pelosi's daughter has for one millisecond entertained the though of casting her electoral college vote for Donald Trump and that she needs to review the information about the Russian hacking to decide whether or not to do so?

It's silly, but not funny.

benld74

(9,993 posts)

14. Do these fools get paid to be electors??

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:41 PM

Dec 2016

onenote

(44,628 posts)

18. It varies by state

Reply to benld74 (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 12:19 AM

Dec 2016

For example, as of 2014, New York provided for a payment of $15 per day to electors. That's the same amount that was established in 1976 and its tradition in New York for electors to donate their compensation to charity.

In Virginia, under the law in effect in 2016, electors are paid fifty dollars per day while actually engaged in the discharge of their official duties.

DFW

(56,536 posts)

15. Well, if it's forty Republican electors.......

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 06:51 PM

Dec 2016

Yeah, I know......better chance of winning the lottery, etc etc etc............

mcar

(43,504 posts)

16. It's growing, that's good

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:02 PM

Dec 2016

hurple

(1,324 posts)

17. I don't believe

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:23 PM

Dec 2016

this will change anything. the orange shitgibbon got the votes in the right place (or, at least, it looks that way) and these people are picked because they are stalwart party members. He'll get the 270 he needs.

But, it sure would be nice if he didn't. And, it's fun to speculate.

However, either way, this country is standing on the verge of major conflict. If the EC denies the god emperor, his minions will declare war on this country. And, if he gets the EC... his minions will declare war on this country.

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