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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Mon Dec 19, 2016, 06:10 PM Dec 2016

Electoral College: Where the vote stands

268 to 160 at 5 pm.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/311031-electoral-college-where-the-vote-stands

268 to 166 and 4 others per NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/19/us/elections/electoral-college-results.html

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Electoral College: Where the vote stands (Original Post) FarCenter Dec 2016 OP

Spoiler: trump wins NightWatcher Dec 2016 #1

So you're telling me there's a chance? Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #2

Thought experiment. rzemanfl Dec 2016 #3

Next step House??? HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #4

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. Spoiler: trump wins

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 06:11 PM

Dec 2016

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,859 posts)

2. So you're telling me there's a chance?

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 06:13 PM

Dec 2016

rzemanfl

(29,581 posts)

3. Thought experiment.

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 06:14 PM

Dec 2016

Last edited Mon Dec 19, 2016, 06:59 PM - Edit history (1)

If Cheeto Sporkhands had a chance to throw the election to the House by flipping the votes of 38 electors, would he try to do it?
My thought is of course he would.

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)

4. Next step House???

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 06:14 PM

Dec 2016

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