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Wanderlust988

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6. Faithless electors will hurt Dems more than the GOP

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu May 14, 2020, 03:57 AM

May 2020

There's a much greater chance of a left wing Dem, such as a Bernie supporter/Jill Stein type of Democrat voting against Biden than any Republican voting against Trump. Actually, there were several such instances in 2016 against Hillary.

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Supreme Court to weigh state's actions against rogue electors [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP

I will probably be in the minority on this one, but I hope they side with the Electors Polybius May 2020 #1

Totally disagree. That makes those electors inevitably open to bribery. OregonBlue May 2020 #2

Maybe they can have an exception, like yelling "fire" in a crowded theater is to the 1st Amendment Polybius May 2020 #3

Good luck with that, given the current state of our government OregonBlue May 2020 #4

If the electors are rubber stamps, then what's the point of the EC? Polybius May 2020 #5

Faithless electors will hurt Dems more than the GOP Wanderlust988 May 2020 #6

There is an easy way to eliminate this problem altogether DFW May 2020 #7