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stopbush

(24,396 posts)
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 12:09 PM Dec 2016

The EC Votes Two Weeks From Today. Where Are We?

We are down to the last decent chance to stop Trump. The media could have stopped him a year ago, but he was good for rating$, so they didn't. The RNC could have stopped him, but they're craven...and they liked the hate he brought to the campaign trail. The electorate tried to stop him, but gerrymandering, voter suppression and possible vote manipulation made him president-elect, even as 2.6-million more voters cast their votes for Hillary than for the Orange Mussolini.

So, where are we, REALISTICALLY? Is there any chance the recounts will swing the election to Hillary? Is there any chance the EC will step up and perform their solemn duty and deny the presidency to an autocrat who has done nothing but affirm his depotic nature since being declared the winner? Or is the EC just going to shrug its Constitutional shoulders and join the media et al in declaring "there was nothing we could do to stop him?"

What are our chances?

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The EC Votes Two Weeks From Today. Where Are We? (Original Post) stopbush Dec 2016 OP
On our way to Hell. nt WhiteTara Dec 2016 #1
Recounts California_Republic Dec 2016 #2
Don't need one in Nevada. n/t duffyduff Dec 2016 #3
Why? Cuz we won it? That is not what recounts are for yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #4
Well--any evidence? Kingofalldems Dec 2016 #5
Same evidence as Michigan, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania MichMan Dec 2016 #6
There are accusations in Nevada EL34x4 Dec 2016 #10
Well, let's see... SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #7
About the same odds as Donald Trump EL34x4 Dec 2016 #9
Our chances are all cooking ! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #8
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
4. Why? Cuz we won it? That is not what recounts are for
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 12:53 PM
Dec 2016

They are to investigate irregularities or worse.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)
7. Well, let's see...
Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:13 PM
Dec 2016

...gerrymandering has zero effect on Presidential elections.
...voter suppression was definitely a problem, but there is no do-over
...Hillary's 2.6 million lead in the popular vote and $1.00 will get her a nice treat at the Dollar Store
...Wisconsin is ~42% done with the recount and Trump has netted about a 19 vote increase in his lead...without Wisconsin flipping, Trump will have at least 270 electoral votes
...should any of the Republican electors choose to go the faithless route, their votes will be rejected by Congress

So the chances right now stand at about .000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001%

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