If Biden wins with 270, do we have to worry about a faithless elector?

[Alhena]

As if America hadn't been humiliated enough, imagine if some prima donna wanting to go down in history decided it.

[Hokie]

1. Of course we do

About half the tie some idiot votes for someone other than whom they pledged to vote for. I think Biden will win WI, MI, PA, and GA so hopefully we can avoid that scenario.

[texasfiddler]

4. I still haven't figured out if there are 25% more ballots to count . Per N.C. Board elections

NY Times doesn't show this. If this is the case, I wouldn't count out North Carolina.

[Hokie]

7. I hope you are correct

The dirty little secret of these election night counts is the news organizations don't really usually know what ballots are left to count. They go by % of precincts reporting but they are not good at estimating the mail in, absentee, and provisional ballots. i just saw Kornaki admit that the 92% number for Wisconsin is probably off and there aren't that many votes left. He said the numbers are padded o give them some wiggle room.

[mindem]

2. I don't trust anything anymore

it wouldn't surprise me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Most states don't allow them - the electors have to verify

that they will vote for the candidate their state selected. I don't know what the chances are that an elector in some state might go rogue.

[End Of The Road]

11. Only in 14 states are they required to vote according to state popular vote

Or so I heard on NBC at some obscene hour this AM.

[still_one]

5. Yes

[dubyadiprecession]

6. Faithless electors should be part of the criteria for getting rid of the electoral college.

They place the will of the voter in jeopardy!

[Turin_C3PO]

8. Unlikely, I think

but you never know.

[Alhena]

9. If one did swap, hopefully a good faith Trump elector would vote for Biden to save the country

from humiliation.

[Bettie]

15. That's funny

a good faith Trump elector! No. Such. Thing.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Since that would be with a national vote well in Biden's favour, that would be an absolute disgrace

"Reasonableness" or "fairness" would lean more to a Trump elector changing to Biden to reflect the national vote. But I have no doubt Republicans have picked electors that haven't had a thought of "fairness" since they were in 5th grade. You'd hope Democrats have picked reliable electors.

[Historic NY]

12. he has that one district in Nebraska too

[Alhena]

13. Yes, he's 270-268 if he wins WI & MI but no more. But if the one faithless elector switched to Trump

then they would be tied with 269 each, and it would go to the House.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

14. Fascists have no conscience, integrity, or honor.

If a fascist can cheat, it will cheat.

Our job is to never let them get away with it.