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Electoral College Mischief Not Unprecedented—You Don't Have to Look That Far Back townhall.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from townhall.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
'They took it upon themselves to reach out to the Electoral College members begging us to flip our electoral college votes and change the outcome of the presidential election in 2016.'
Post Misleadingly Equates 2016 Democratic Effort to Trump's 2020 'Alternate Electors' factcheck.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from factcheck.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jenna Ryan, Klete Keller and Libby Andrews have had a tumultuous year. Here's what they're up to now as the attempted insurrection at the Capitol in Washington D.C. notches an anniversary.
As Christine Pelosi’s potential political future hit the news, the daughter of Speaker Nancy Pelosi devoted some of the last week dwelling on 2016, the year she stepped into the national spotlight.
Democratsâ Latest Plot to Steal the Election Photo by Gage Skidmore Hereâs a theory of what the Democratsâ last-ditch, do-or-die plan may be to stop Donald Trump. This is from my favorite pundit, my son, Hal. Itâs Machiavellian, but thatâs typical of the Democrats who, after all, have nothing else to do but scheme. As you may or may not know, on Friday, January 6 th Congress meets in joint session to ratify the electoral vote that took place in the states on December 19 th. Thatâs the Democratsâ last chance to stop Donald Trump from becoming president, if you could call it a chance.
How Democrats Attempted a 2016 Electoral College Coup Donald Trump protesters demonstrate outside the Pennsylvania Capitol before electors arrive to cast their votes from the election Dec. 19, 2016, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Electors from all 50 states cast votes today in their respective state capitols. Trump won Pennsylvania by less than 1%, the first Republican to carry the state since George H. W. Bush in 1992. (Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images) Many on the left were indignant when the Trump campaign legal team tried to convince legislatures in several battleground states to appoint a new slate of electors after asserting election irregularities. However, four years ago, many Democrats, liberal activists, and Hollywood stars tried to pressure electors to reverse the results of the November election.
Print They had been lobbied for weeks to abandon Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. But ultimately, only two members of the electoral college did so, while five members deserted Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. It was the largest number of individual defections by electors in a U.S. presidential election — but not enough to change the outcome. For the record: 3:08 PM, Jun. 02, 2019An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that Horace Greeley won the 1872 general election. He lost. The article also misidentified Walter B. Jones as Walter E. Jones. The final tally in Monday’s vote was 304 votes for Trump and 227 votes for Clinton. The two Republican renegades were from Texas, while Clinton lost pledged votes from Hawaii, Maine and Washington.
By Fred Lucas | The Daily Signal Monday essentially will be the real presidential Election Day, or is scheduled to be, as electors gather in their respective state capitols to cast votes. When voters pick their candidate for president on Election Day every four years, as well as in early and mail-in voting this year, they actually choose a slate of electors associated with a candidate. Each of those electors later casts his or her vote for president on behalf of the state and according to its election results. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and President Donald Trump In past presidential election years, the day the Electoral College convenes to vote goes largely ignored, as most of the public stops paying attention after Election Day.
Amid allegations of voter fraud, litigation in key states, and state legislative hearings, Americans are more focused than in past presidential election years on the gathering of electors set for Monday. Pictured: Rudy Giuliani, lawyer for President Donald Trump, conducts a Nov. 19 press conference at the Republican National Committee. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images) Monday essentially will be the real presidential Election Day, or is scheduled to be, as electors gather in their respective state capitols to cast votes. When voters pick their candidate for president on Election Day every four years, as well as in early and mail-in voting this year, they actually choose a slate of electors associated with a candidate.