tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464817.post2549445481072222219..comments2023-10-20T10:21:00.254-04:00Comments on Shreknangst: Nationally, the fact remains that Trump won by 3 million votes.shreknangsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04576717557005032111noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464817.post-33486206211494172502017-01-06T23:28:53.795-05:002017-01-06T23:28:53.795-05:00"Clinton's" electors who didn't ..."Clinton's" electors who didn't cast their ballot for Clinton explicitly stated it was not because they didn't want Clinton. Here's why what they did was very smart:<br /><br />1. Knowing they were not enough to reduce Trump's result below the required 270, and <br />2. Knowing that the the House of Representatives need to choose a President from one of the three candidates with the highest number of votes from the electoral college..<br /><br />They had more than one vote for Colin Powell, and the rest didn't matter (hence the votes for Bernie and the Native American leader). That meant that the House of Reps *could* choose from Trump, Clinton, or Powell. While it was a long shot, it was much more likely than getting another 30 electors to vote against Trump.<br /><br />And given the issues with some of the electors being ineligible, it could have (should have?) given the House a chance to elect someone besides Trump and Clinton into office...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com