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Have no comprehension. >> some 28 states have those laws against so-called faithless electors. you said you received 90,000 e-mails. that's even more than we get here at cnn. what do they say? what does the average e-mail say? >> basically, they say that i should be looking to not vote for trump because of russian intervention and, you know, facebook postings and, hey, the problem with hillary clinton is she had no message. and she has very bad character. and i mean, from my perspective, i go back to the late '60s, early '70s when he was affiliated with the communist who wrote the book, "rules...

Have changed my vote. in the 12th hour, everyone looks good. >> donald trump is elected president, will receive majority of 270-plus electoral votes needed to be president. that is true. number two, tradition has been electors of each state vote for the candidate who wins that state. both of those things are very, very true, but i'm curious what your opinion is about the constitution of the united states and the 12th amendment. this is where the electoral college system was set up, although it doesn't actually use the word college. is it your opinion electors could if they wanted vote for some...

Constitution and the 12th amendment, and this is the process at work. bill clinton apparently, reading glasses on now. reading along. got to sign six documents as an elector casting votes not just for hillary clinton. heat cast votes for vice president, he'll vote for tim kaine, the man who will not be the next vice president of the united states. why not? there are differing opinions about why hillary clinton lost. why the democrats did as badly as they did in this election. president obama has been speaking about this and he did it again in an interview with npr. listen to what he said. >> y...

History of this nation, more than 99% of electors have always voted the way that their state has gone. why should anyone think this time is different? >> i think that's right. i don't think this time will be different. i'd be surprised if there were enough electors not to vote for donald trump to make a difference. the reason why, in part, is because the electors are party loyalties. they're selected in each state because of their activities for the republican party. i think it is very unlikely they'll switch sides. >> as you well know, alexander hamilton wrote about the electoral college and ...

>> sara sidner for us on the floor tl in harrisbuhere in har pennsylvania. our republic at work as laid out in the constitution, as laid out in the 12th amendment. you can see it happening live before our very eyes and frankly, it is just plain cool to see it like this. sara sidner, thanks so much. 2:00 p.m. eastern, elector the meet in michigan a state not officially called until three weeks after the election because it was so close there. donald trump won, and he will win the 16 electoral votes up for grabs. jessica schneider joins us from lansing. what are you seeing, jessica? >> reporte...