The majority of “faithless” Democratic electors from the Electoral College — who cast their ballots on Monday — reportedly defected from Hillary Clinton in an attempt to block President-elect Donald Trump from winning.
They still lost.
According to NPR, seven electors defected from Clinton, while two defected from Trump. There are 538 electors and a majority of 270 were required to elect the next president. At final count, Trump had 304 votes and Clinton had 228, Colin Powell received 3, while Ron Paul and Faith the spotted eagle each won one vote.
The term “faithless” elector refers to members of the Electoral College who break away from their party’s pledged candidate and who refuse to vote for their state’s choice.
Since 1900, there have been nine faithless electors — and only one at a time — who voted against their party’s pledged candidate. On Monday, at least six faithless electors broke with tradition to vote against their own state’s rule of law. full story
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