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yodermon

(6,143 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:28 AM Dec 2016

Suppose 38 repub electors flip to some "mainstream" Repub like John Kasich.

Now suppose all of Hillary's electors *also* flip to vote for Kasich (or enough of them to reach 270).

Would this be anywhere in the realm of possibility to prevent the complete and utter pending calamity of a Trump presidency?

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Suppose 38 repub electors flip to some "mainstream" Repub like John Kasich. (Original Post) yodermon Dec 2016 OP

Do you want the Democratic electors MichMary Dec 2016 #1

I would envision it as "Hillary releases her electors to prevent catastrophic collapse of USA" or yodermon Dec 2016 #8

They don't all vote in the same room at the same time Renew Deal Dec 2016 #2

We are fucked. SamKnause Dec 2016 #3

I agree that this idea is rearranging the deck chairs. yodermon Dec 2016 #4

And the Republicans would go right along with it. SamKnause Dec 2016 #5

I don't care if they "flip" to Lindsay Graham's flowered housedress lake loon Dec 2016 #6

We were successfully invaded and are now being occupied. gordianot Dec 2016 #7

MichMary

(1,714 posts)

1. Do you want the Democratic electors

Reply to yodermon (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:34 AM

Dec 2016

voting for any Republican?

I understand that is the only hope for preventing a Trump presidency, but electors are generally chosen because they are party loyalists.

Even if it happened, I don't think the House would have to accept the results. I think they would be able to hand the Presidency to Trump, anyway. (I may be wrong about that, think I read it somewhere.)

yodermon

(6,143 posts)

8. I would envision it as "Hillary releases her electors to prevent catastrophic collapse of USA" or

Reply to MichMary (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 11:11 AM

Dec 2016

some such

Renew Deal

(81,856 posts)

2. They don't all vote in the same room at the same time

Reply to yodermon (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:35 AM

Dec 2016

So that's very hard to do without coordination.

SamKnause

(13,101 posts)

3. We are fucked.

Reply to yodermon (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:40 AM

Dec 2016

This country is fucked.

The Republicans are in complete control.

It doesn't matter if if is Trump, Pence, or Kasich.

All of them are out to destroy everything this country is

suppose to stand for.

They have decades of failed policies.

They always run up huge debts.

They destroy everything they touch.

yodermon

(6,143 posts)

4. I agree that this idea is rearranging the deck chairs.

Reply to SamKnause (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:43 AM

Dec 2016

But with Trump i really believe we will have death camps after the next terrorist attack.

SamKnause

(13,101 posts)

5. And the Republicans would go right along with it.

Reply to yodermon (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:45 AM

Dec 2016

It doesn't matter which one is in charge, they are evil.

The religious fanatics like Cruz and Pence are fucking terrifying.

lake loon

(99 posts)

6. I don't care if they "flip" to Lindsay Graham's flowered housedress

Reply to yodermon (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:47 AM

Dec 2016

... as long as it isn't Donald J. Shitler.

gordianot

(15,237 posts)

7. We were successfully invaded and are now being occupied.

Reply to yodermon (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 10:49 AM

Dec 2016

I view all Trump voters especially family members as potential mortal enemies. I now understand how those in Germany that rejected Hitler must have felt. I do not know the depths of despair of those invaded by fascist must have felt that revelation may not be far away. The current regime in Russia is our enemy as well as anyone who does business with Donald Trump.I do not see anything that will lessen this disaster including finding a more acceptable Republican.

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