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In reply to the discussion: Faithless elector: A court ruling just changed how we pick our president [View all]onenote
(42,703 posts)25. Wrong. There were both Republican and Democratic faithless electors in 2016
Five electors pledged to Clinton in states won by Clinton cast their votes for another person: 3 for Colin Powell, 1 for Bernie Sanders, and one for Faith Spotted Eagle.
Two electors pledged to Trump cast in states won by Trump cast their votes for another person: one for Kasich and one for Ron Paul.
Three other faithless elector votes were disallowed. Both were in states won by Clinton. In Minnesota, 2 of Clinton-pledged electors voted for Bernie Sanders. And in Colorado, one elector pledged to Clinton voted for Kasich, which is the situation that gave rise to the lawsuit.
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Faithless elector: A court ruling just changed how we pick our president [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Aug 2019
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Right. Robert Satiacum Jr., a native American activist, cast his vote for Spotted Faith Eagle.
onenote
Aug 2019
#27
It'll happen as soon as a Republican wins the popular vote but loses the EC,
NYC Liberal
Aug 2019
#34
yes, and given that it was a 2-1 decision, I would expect either a petition for rehearing
onenote
Aug 2019
#24
The Electoral system must be terminated. It's a farce. It's anti-democratic IMO.
YOHABLO
Aug 2019
#15
It really didn't change "how we pick our president". Also few really think "faithless elector"...
PoliticAverse
Aug 2019
#16