The much-promoted liberal Electoral College revolt fizzled and failed, but all the liberal protesters and a Change.org petition tried to change the election after-the-fact. So much for Trump being the candidate who wouldn’t honor the votes of the American voters, right? Protesters were outside the Georgia state capitol building, per the Los Angeles Times. TIME […]
The headlines from the liberal media tells the story: Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States after the liberals and progressives tried to sway electors to vote against the long-established Electoral College conditions of voting according to their state’s voters: ABC News: “Trump surpasses 270 Electoral College Votes” CBS News: “Donald […]
An interesting article at the liberal Washington Post on how the Electoral College is a safeguard to prevent a dictator and populist from winning the highest political office in the land, comparing it to Germany’s post-Adolf Hitler political system that has similar safeguards.
David Axelrod, an Obama advisor, backed the Electoral College system and also made a reference to the Russian hacking that Democrats allege cost Hillary Clinton the election. But, his remarks describe why the Electoral College revolt failed: “Look, Alexander Hamilton conceived of the Electoral College and the founding fathers as a buffer against democracy run amok, […]
From Politico: At least a half-dozen Democratic electors have signed onto an attempt to block Donald Trump from winning an Electoral College majority, an effort designed not only to deny Trump the presidency but also to undermine the legitimacy of the institution. The presidential electors, mostly former Bernie Sanders supporters who hail from Washington state […]