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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts) Fri Sep 4, 2015, 09:12 AM Sep 2015

Something else I learned from the Trump. Did you know ...

that should an independent candidate win the General Election, that independent candidate would, then, have to be voted into office by majorities in the House and the Senate.

And again, the 6 Morning Joe "journalistic commentators" giggled ... while my 8th grade Civics teacher (R.I.P.) screamed from her grave, for so mis-informing her pupils.

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Something else I learned from the Trump. Did you know ... (Original Post) 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 OP

TRUMP'D! CJCRANE Sep 2015 #1

I know that if an independent candidate won the general election Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #2

the Repubs must have explained to Trump the danger if no one wins the electoral vote virtualobserver Sep 2015 #3

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)

1. TRUMP'D!

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 09:14 AM

Sep 2015

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

2. I know that if an independent candidate won the general election

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 09:40 AM

Sep 2015

and Congress acknowledged that but somehow finagled a way to block that candidate, the next election a lot more Congresspeople would be losing their own elections. You want to set off a real political revolution that would do it. The electorate has been pissed off ever since the SC coup of 2000. Steal another WH, and they'll be seriously pissed.

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)

3. the Repubs must have explained to Trump the danger if no one wins the electoral vote