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Conscience. and a lot of people around the country and around the world can wonder how someone can get so many more votes and lose. but that is the system. that is basically what the constitution dictates. if your side won, would you basically be able to void any election results, because the electors could ultimately, as you say, vote their conscience, regardless of the results in the states? >> quite honestly, the framers of the constitution, alexander hamilton, envisioned an electoral college...

But here we are. so, do you really think that at this stage, that theyre going to be that many electorates are going to go to their state capitals or come to washington and go, no. its just not going to happen. >> why did "the new york times" put this guys column at the very top? >> because they like to have fun. >> but also, i think there is an effort to use folks like this and the democratic electorates who were volunteering to vote for someone other than hillary clinton to drive a bigger conv...

Own websites and networks. what is an expectation for you all for next year? >> i would like to increase the diversity. we do try, but im conscious that we need to do it more. we need to reflect the reader base as accurately as we can. its my sort of personal note to myself. im excited about having these extra audiences. its exciting. its not necessarily the same person who reads the magazine or sees us on facebook. its great to have more people coming into the brand. >> how about a new years re...

>> all of those are great. great boxes. you can get a lot more in there as well. >> you can. we looked at the world in which were in, the nation is in trouble. >> the world is in trouble. >> starting in january, im going to run a campaign for god. and im going to all 50 state capitals, none of the candidates are going to all 50 states im going to all 50 state capitols, and im going to hold a prayer service at noon starting in des moines on the 5th of january, holding a prayer service and asking ...

Ones. >> the up ttupperware kind. you can get a lot more in there as well. >> you can. we looked at the world in which were in, the nation is in trouble. >> the world is in trouble. >> starting in january, im going to run a campaign for god. and im going to all 50 state capitals, none of the candidates are going to all 50 states people going to all 50 state capitals and ill hold a prayer service at noon. and asking the churches to pray for their nation, to pray for their state. and im going to e...

They wont touch it. people want their stuff. >> let me talk about charlie said. >> you dont have to repeat it. >> you dont want to send your money to washington or to your state capitals, great. who is going to take care of the roads you drive oregn or send y kids to school. >> weve been talking about an infrastructure 40 years after raising taxes we still have one. you take my money, you liberals take my money and waste my money. >> what am i wasting your money on? i want to fund your roads and...

Senator marco rubio for spending days away from pawing on the campaign trail is there we should cut the pay of elected officials that dont show up to work. i dont know about you, but this idea that somehow voting isnt important. what are they supposed to do? they should go to the committee hearings. they should vote. the idea that somehow private sector, when you dont show up to work, you get a pay cut. why shouldnt that exist if state capitals as it does, why shouldnt it exist in washington, d....

The texas state capital and display on public property in utah. we were taken aback a little bit and disappointed by their nonopinion. we thought really it was kind of shooting from the hip. >> sure. well you know it is curious because in many instances like this mike it is -- things in state capitals and on public ground are regarded as historical. thats where our laws and our heritage comes from, came from in the beginning when this nation was first founded. how did the people of oklahoma and ...

Alabamas governor said im governor. he did it 14 years later than jeb. im governor and im taking him down. >> there is, you are right, joe, this is an example by some to denounce what the flag symbolizes for so many americans and say this belongs in a museum and not flying over state capitals but there are many other republicans, particularly republican candidates who have had a moment of pause in terms of moral clarity. >> if you polled those state senators two weeks ago, how would the polls ha...

Very rare occasion, but the softer the soil, the easier its going to be to see it. but the rain is also detrimental for washing tracks away. look at protesters here waving confederate flags in alabama and south carolina to support its presence at state capitals. in the meantime, remember the activist in south carolina who climbed a flag pole to remove the confederate flag? well, she and her accomplice are out on bail this morning and theyve become social media celebrities of sorts. also ahea...