Ron Paul Roundup: He Might Get Electoral Votes From Defecting Electors, and the Right-Wing

[sailingaway]

Ron Paul Roundup: He Might Get Electoral Votes From Defecting Electors, and the Right-Wing Demands His Support

http://reason.com/blog/2012/09/13/ron-paul-roundup-he-might-get-electoral

 

[Anti Federalist]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/charl...backers-float-electoral-vote-flip-135454.html

 

[eleganz]

Uhhh good Job guys now Romney is going to get you fired from your elector positions

 

[Dublin4Paul]

Uhhh good Job guys now Romney is going to get you fired from your elector positions

This is the first thing I thought. Why in the hell would you, as an elector, just announce such a thing so well in advance? Without any guarantees of anonymity to boot....

 

[sailingaway]

This is the first thing I thought. Why in the hell would you, as an elector, just announce such a thing so well in advance? Without any guarantees of anonymity to boot....

I suspect people were being asked for pledges. Just a hunch though.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Romney could throw out those rule changes. That would be a good place to start.

 

[eleganz]

Maybe they WANT to be kicked out and prove once and for all that Romney is intimidating NATIONAL ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS.

Oooohhhh that would be such a great headline.

 

[sailingaway]

Maybe they WANT to be kicked out and prove once and for all that Romney is intimidating NATIONAL ELECTORAL COLLEGE MEMBERS.

Oooohhhh that would be such a great headline.

I wonder if that's treason?

 

[The Free Hornet]

From the article comments, this is not unprecedented:

2004, 1 elector in MN says fuck it and votes for Edwards.
2000, 1 elector in DC says fuck it and abstained.
1988, 1 elector in WV says fuck it and votes for Bentsen.
1976, 1 elector in WA says fuck it and votes for Reagan.
1972, 1 elector in VA says fuck it and votes for Hospers.

That is in my lifetime. In 3 of the 5 cases, the person voted for another candidate from the same party, which is what is being suggested as possible this year. Sticking with the same party is at least being loyal to the party that selected you as elector.

I won't be surprised if this happens to either Romney or Obama.

 

[sailingaway]

From the article comments, this is not unprecedented:



I won't be surprised if this happens to either Romney or Obama.

I hope it is more than one. THAT hasn't happened since the 1800's