Minnesota elector refuses to back Clinton

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

A Minnesota Democratic elector has become the first "faithless elector" of Monday's nationwide Electoral College vote after refusing to vote for Hillary Clinton.

Muhammad Abdurrahman, a former Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention, attempted to vote for a presidential ticket of Sanders and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, according to The Associated Press's Kyle Potter.

Abdurrahman's vote was declared invalid and an alternate elector was appointed, allowing the state to go ahead and deliver its 10 electoral votes for Hillary Clinton.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/311055-minnesota-elector-refuses-to-back-clinton

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These Sanders purists will let Trump say that even Clinton Electors don't like her...

[hrmjustin]

1. Glad this person was removed!

[davsand]

14. Was EVERY person who wanted the EC to dump trump equally "bad"?

I agree that the time for Dems to be brawling about our primary is long passed. However, it does smell like hypocrisy to bust anybody's ass for doing the same thing that all the petitions were asking for over on the GOP side of the aisle.



Laura

[hrmjustin]

16. It is not my hypocrisy as far as I know.

Unless I am wrong I never called on the Trump electors to switch.

[davsand]

17. Well, there ya go!!

I've seen a lot of other folks calling for it lately, I should not have assumed. My apologies.

If I'm being honest, I've been in some form of the whole "anger/bargaining/denial" process since the election. I suspect a lot of others have been too. I am like a lot of other old timers--in that I've seen the swing of the electoral pendulum several times over the years. In the past, I could look at it, hate what I was seeing, then get out and start organizing to reverse the tides. This time, however, has been so incredibly ugly--and painful--that I honestly think people are not acting as they ordinarily would.

Peace to you.


Laura

[hrmjustin]

19. You disgribed it well.

Ugly and painful.

[PeaceNikki]

2. sigh......

[Angry Dragon]

3. so true

[LP2K12]

4. This really pisses me off.

Proud Sanders supporter. Loved the guy.

I voted for Clinton.

Vote for Clinton and stop giving Trump and the GOP more ammo.

Damn it.

[BainsBane]

5. This really says it all

The Republicans all stick together to back Trump and the Democrats divide themselves. This is precisely the sort of thing that enabled Trump to be elected. And now we see people continuing to sow division to ensure the GOP remain permanently in power.

And Tulsi Gabbard? Good god. The man has a Muslim name and he votes for her?

The more of this kind of stupidity I see, the less hope I have for the future of the nation. The GOP doesn't need to do shit when the Democrats are busy destroying themselves.

[George II]

6. So much for Sanders supporters rallying around the Democrats!

[duffyduff]

7. They need to be banned from the party apparatus.

They are Trump supporters, not Democrats.

[SunSeeker]

8. He is a fucking idiot.

[TeamPooka]

9. The cherry on the shit sundae that was this year and election. The only elector who changed their

vote was a Democrat.
Sums it all up right?

[kelly1mm]

10. 2nd one actually. Democrat elector in ME also is voting for Sanders. Link below:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512661351

and correction - he tried to vote Sanders and was not allowed:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141644240

[riversedge]

12. He is living in the past. This is the GE and not the Primary. sigh.

[Fast Walker 52]

11. just saw an argument on twitter: one reason why HRC lost-- Sanders people were more fickle to her

than Trumps' supporters.

[BainsBane]

13. They chose Trump

The ones who refused to vote for Clinton chose Trump. He is their president. Fascism is as fascism does.

[Fast Walker 52]

15. I agree, but the independent "progressive" fuckers just say that it was all Hillary's fault

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. 4 in WA too n/t

[TomCADem]

20. Positive Proof That Hillary Was Hurt By Sanders Campaign

In recent memory, has any candidate had to deal with faithless electors? Even Trump is getting electors lining up behind him and he is crazy and racist.

[LisaL]

22. Obviously. Clear as day now.

[LisaL]

21. Bernie or Busters already got their bust with Trump elected.

WTF do they want now?

[JI7]

23. stupid fucks

[milestogo]

24. The electoral college is ridiculous.

For some its a mindless rubber stamp. For others its the occasion to make a statement. It distorts the presidential election by making some states overly important and others irrelevant.

Our Democracy is too important to hang it on these shenanigans. Lets get rid of it.