The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House
- 8 years ago
For Democrats holding out hope that they won’t have to suffer a Donald Trump presidency, there is one last, incredibly long shot — a twist in the Electoral College.
Though Clinton won the popular vote by 200,000, Trump won the minimum of 270 electoral votes needed to be elected president.
According to the Constitution, chosen electors of the Electoral College are the real people who will vote for president, when they meet Dec. 19 in their respective state capitals.
There is nothing stopping them from refusing to support Trump.
Though the idea of electors trying to reverse the vote is sometimes discussed — going “faithless” is very rare.
Given the high dissatisfaction with Trump among Republicans, a few faithless GOP electors could go rogue next month.
Though Clinton won the popular vote by 200,000, Trump won the minimum of 270 electoral votes needed to be elected president.
According to the Constitution, chosen electors of the Electoral College are the real people who will vote for president, when they meet Dec. 19 in their respective state capitals.
There is nothing stopping them from refusing to support Trump.
Though the idea of electors trying to reverse the vote is sometimes discussed — going “faithless” is very rare.
Given the high dissatisfaction with Trump among Republicans, a few faithless GOP electors could go rogue next month.