Some people are now discussing the possibility of faithless electors giving Trump the presidency. Considering that the most likely scenario of a Biden victory (I'm not saying that a Biden victory is likely) is 270 Biden to 268 Trump, which would require one faithless elector for a tie which would give the presidency to Trump.
In general, I'd rather not give the democrats any arguments of Trump being illegitimate, but they'll say that no matter what happens and a faithless elector giving Trump the presidency would probably create the most salt we will ever see.
Is faithless electors even possible, or probable? I remember in 2016 the dems were crying to faithless electors to not vote for Trump. Of course that didn’t happen
There were several in 2016, but not only were there not enough to overturn the election, they actually hurt Clinton in the end. There were two that didn't vote for Trump and five that didn't vote for Clinton. It was one of the least faithful elections in history, I believe.
Here's a full breakdown from Wikipedia:
One Clinton elector in Colorado attempted to vote for John Kasich. The single vote was ruled invalid by Colorado state law, the elector was dismissed, and an alternative elector was sworn in who voted for Clinton.
One Clinton elector in Minnesota voted for Bernie Sanders as president and Tulsi Gabbard as vice president; his votes were discarded and he was replaced by an alternate who voted for Clinton.
One Clinton elector in Maine voted for Bernie Sanders; this vote was invalidated as "improper" and the elector subsequently voted for Clinton.
Four Clinton electors in Washington did not vote for Clinton (three votes went to Colin Powell, and one to Faith Spotted Eagle).
One Trump elector in Georgia resigned before the vote rather than vote for Trump and was replaced by an alternate.
Two Trump electors in Texas did not vote for Trump (one vote went to John Kasich, one to Ron Paul); one elector did not vote for Pence and instead voted for Carly Fiorina for vice-president; a third resigned before the vote rather than vote for Trump and was replaced by an alternate.
One Clinton elector in Hawaii voted for Bernie Sanders.
Some people are now discussing the possibility of faithless electors giving Trump the presidency. Considering that the most likely scenario of a Biden victory (I'm not saying that a Biden victory is likely) is 270 Biden to 268 Trump, which would require one faithless elector for a tie which would give the presidency to Trump.
In general, I'd rather not give the democrats any arguments of Trump being illegitimate, but they'll say that no matter what happens and a faithless elector giving Trump the presidency would probably create the most salt we will ever see.
https://nypost.com/2020/11/05/faithless-electors-could-keep-trump-in-the-white-house/
Is faithless electors even possible, or probable? I remember in 2016 the dems were crying to faithless electors to not vote for Trump. Of course that didn’t happen
There were several in 2016, but not only were there not enough to overturn the election, they actually hurt Clinton in the end. There were two that didn't vote for Trump and five that didn't vote for Clinton. It was one of the least faithful elections in history, I believe. Here's a full breakdown from Wikipedia:
One Clinton elector in Colorado attempted to vote for John Kasich. The single vote was ruled invalid by Colorado state law, the elector was dismissed, and an alternative elector was sworn in who voted for Clinton.
One Clinton elector in Minnesota voted for Bernie Sanders as president and Tulsi Gabbard as vice president; his votes were discarded and he was replaced by an alternate who voted for Clinton.
One Clinton elector in Maine voted for Bernie Sanders; this vote was invalidated as "improper" and the elector subsequently voted for Clinton.
Four Clinton electors in Washington did not vote for Clinton (three votes went to Colin Powell, and one to Faith Spotted Eagle).
One Trump elector in Georgia resigned before the vote rather than vote for Trump and was replaced by an alternate.
Two Trump electors in Texas did not vote for Trump (one vote went to John Kasich, one to Ron Paul); one elector did not vote for Pence and instead voted for Carly Fiorina for vice-president; a third resigned before the vote rather than vote for Trump and was replaced by an alternate.
One Clinton elector in Hawaii voted for Bernie Sanders.