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Donald Trump says he will leave White House if electoral college votes for Joe Biden
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That's almost impossible. It's *theoretically* possible, but the chances of it happening are infinstesimal.
Theoretically, yes they could. HOWEVER the Democratic Party is the one who chooses the electors for Biden, and they choose the most liberal people humanly possible. Union presidents, activists, career politicians, etc. For example, Hillary Clinton is an elector for New York. There's no way in hell she's going to choose Trump for president haha
The electors are appointed by the party. Democrat electors aren't going to vote for Trump.
electors appointed by democrats absolutely wouldnt
a couple idiots in republican led states could fuck around and find out in some states maybe but it's really really unlikely. many states have explicit laws against electors pulling that shit.
The electorial college voting is basically a ceremony in the modern era. It's kinda like the British PM asking the Queen for permission to run the country.
The vote is certified in a joint session of congress at the beginning of January, that'd be the last chance for any shenanigans to happen.
Q going to say that Trump moved to Russia to bring down Putin from the inside or some shit.
Thanks for the clarification!
You guys need to stop acting like Trump is some cold, calculating genius. This isn't "4D chess". He's saying this because he's a petulant, stupid, whiny man, not because he has some grand plan in place to steal the presidency. He's cooked. He knows it. We all know it. Its all about optics for him now, and how he can bow out in a way that doesn't make him look like a "loser".
There is nothing he can do.
Correct. Hate I had to scroll down to see this.
This is the stupidest fucking system. What is the point?
We need to move on to one simple system, the popular vote, even if it does always hurt Republican chances of winning.
This was an election system developed in a time where the leaders of the country owned human beings. A lot of things don't make any fucking sense.
SO he is going to resign and let Pence pardon him?
Pence will become the 46th and Joe is 47th?? lolol
Pence will become the 46th and Joe is 47th?? lolol
Best to get out early. It's going to take Biden months to disinfect the place, clean the pee bedsheets and remove all the ugly gold furniture.
They could, but the electors were chosen by democrats before the election. On election day people vote for either the electors that Democrats chose or Republicans. So I see no chance of it actually happening.
His insistence on reminding everyone every day that he is a loser is something else
I hope they can grab him at the airport before the flight takes off so that he doesn't get to avoid sentencing via Putsylum. This man has to feel the loss for once.
Like Cosby!
States selected all their electors on November 3rd (Election Day). Certification just allows the States to choose which set of electors will go to the Electoral College.
For sure. People can say its a system designed for another time, but the country hasn't been able to move past that time because of the system.
And I assume the judge blocking PA's certification won't be an issue right?
I believe the judge blocked it too late to circumvent the Presidential certification in Pennsylvania. This was already officially filed:
And it can't just be recanted or dismissed. Now further certification for down-ballot races can be halted for the time being.
The presidential part was done, that only blocks the down ballot stuff. But even that was overturned a few hours later
For the post few years, I've had this scenario in my head where he takes Air Force One to Russia and never comes back.
It can't end any other way, can it? Running from the law > running in 2024.
I know the electoral process but it sure seems like overkill to vote, certify the vote, then let the electors vote.
A lot of shit is left over from a time when people came into the city once a month, and indoor plumbing was still in the concept stages.
Wait until you find out about caucuses