The Maine House majority leader is vowing to counter any move by the Republican governor of Nebraska that would give Trump the state’s lone split electoral college vote.
The filibuster is another way Republicans turn reality and democracy and their heads to install a tyranny of the minority.
There are more Democrats than there are Republicans. This is not only borne out in the number of registered voters. Democrats have consistently won presidential elections by wide margins. The thing that has allowed Republicans to take office despite losing popular votes is the electoral college. There have been frequent calls for Democrats to abolish…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) congratulated President-elect Joe Biden after the electoral college certified the results of the 2020 presidential election, marking the first time that he has acknowledged his victory. “The Electoral College has spoken, so today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden. The president-elect is no stranger to the Senate. He’s…
Ironically, Fox News made the most impactful media call of the presidential race when they called Arizona for Joe Biden on election night. This thwarted Donald Trump’s hopes of falsely claiming victory on election night. And while it has been a long couple of weeks, it seems that all of the network’s stars are willing…
When Joe Biden was called the winner of the election by the major news networks, a few Republicans were willing to publicly congratulate him. Most of these senators have had their issues with Trump like Nebraska’s Ben Sasse and Utah’s Mitt Romney. When asked about Biden’s win by reporters, most other GOP senators demurred. Trump…
Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson, a Republican, has informed Governor Ron DeSantis that he will miss today’s Electoral College vote in the state after testing positive for Covid-19. “In advance of the Electoral College meeting scheduled for this afternoon, last night I tested for COVID-19, and my test came back positive,” Simpson wrote in a…
The Michigan legislature has pulled GOP member Representative Gary Eisen (R-St. Clair Township) from his committee assignments after he hinted he was “part of a group that sought to disrupt or otherwise undermine the Electoral College vote slated to happen at the Capitol this afternoon,” according to The Detroit Free Press. The news comes after the Michigan legislature…
Presidential adviser Stephen Miller claims “an alternative” group of electors will vote to certify President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election on the morning ahead of the electoral college vote that will certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election win. “The only date in the Constitution is January 20, so we have more than…
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. And next week, that actuality will be confirmed by the electoral college. The group will be certifying the results on December 14th. Once that occurs, a number of GOP lawmakers who have been reticent to name Biden the victor could be willing to change their tune. Ohio congressman Jim…
Appearing on “Fox and Friends,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany falsely claimed that it would be “constitutionally accurate” for Republican legislatures to appoint electors who would certify the results of the 2020 general election for President Donald Trump despite his loss to President-elect Joe Biden. “It’s hard for the average person to keep track…
If the legislation becomes law, it stands to reason that Trump won’t be allowed on the California ballot in the 2020 presidential election.
Note to Trump: The election was more than four months ago.
“Talking Points believes this is all about race. The left sees white privilege in America as an oppressive force that must be done away with”
He can claim he would have campaigned differently if there were no electoral college but then so would have Hillary Clinton.
A new Morning Consult/Politico poll has found that a plurality of the American people agree with Democrats and want to replace the Electoral College with the popular vote.
Buried in a Colorado appeals court decision was a slim but possible path for Electoral College electors to reject Donald Trump.
A group of Electoral College electors sent a letter Director of National Intelligence James Clapper demanding an intelligence briefing on Russia’s interference with the 2016 election before they vote on December 19.
Washington state electors have filed a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law that forces them to vote for the winner of the state’s popular vote. The Washington suit is part of a broader effort to unbound electors so that they are free not to vote for Donald Trump.
By claiming that he is too smart for presidential daily briefings during an interview with Fox News Sunday, Donald Trump showed that he intends to violate his oath office. Trump’s refusal to protect and defend the United States gave the Electoral College more than enough reason to reject his candidacy.
Progressive groups are planning a wave of nationwide demonstrations and protests to convince Electoral College to dump Donald Trump. At worst, the groups hope to highlight the that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and that Trump’s victory was made possible by massive voter suppression.
A lawsuit by two Democratic electors is seeking to overturn state laws that bind Electoral College electors, and if successful, could open the door to the Electoral College rejecting Trump.
Not only was Trump’s victory not a “blowout,” but it was actually pretty unimpressive.
Clinton’s growing lead over Trump is giving oxygen to longshot efforts to pressure the electoral college to choose Clinton as the next president.
Trump made it clear during the primaries and his campaign that he intends to take a wrecking ball to the rights of targeted groups of people.
A Democratic electoral college elector in Washington state is refusing to vote for Hillary Clinton even if she wins the popular vote. If he sticks to his word, Clinton will need 271 electoral college votes to win the White House.
After a brutal week for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained a substantial projected advantage in the race to win the Electoral College and claim the U.S. presidency, according to the latest results from the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project released on Saturday.
While the race seemed to be a nail-biter just weeks ago, the chances of a Clinton blowout are rising by the day.
Clinton isn’t just pulling states out of the toss-up column; she’s pulling out of Trump’s column, too.
Some post-RNC national polls show Trump leading or tied with Hillary Clinton. A new electoral projection shows that Clinton still has the long-term advantage.
The latest Electoral College prediction should have the Trump campaign panicking.
“I am running for president and I hope to earn your support,” Ted Cruz tweeted last night. Does he really think he can get it?
Bitter old white male that he is, even John McCain knows immigration reform is not an option. You can either try and grow more fingers to plug up the cracks in the dike or you can learn how to swim
Like every dirty trick Republicans use to steal elections, the American Legislative Exchange Council is behind Electoral College rigging efforts in blue states that overwhelmingly voted for Obama.
GOP campaign officials have soothing words for Republicans. Don’t worry, they say. The American public will forget a debate that took place two years before the midterms.
The reason Washington is unable to function as it did for 232 years is that Republicans decided, after Barack Obama won in 2008, to abandon any pretense of governing in a representative democracy.
Will Republicans use the redistricting advantages they achieved after their 2010 sweep to change the way electoral votes are apportioned?
We’ve seen some crazy conclusions drawn since Election Day, but Larry Klayman’s claim that conservatives are the new N-words is obscene.
Could all of those polls rather than informing us about the election be actually obscuring an undercurrent that could change that election?