Is Donald Trump’s ship already sinking?
Obtaining a vote audit, then, is largely up to the Clinton campaign, which can choose to file for a vote recount in the relevant states: Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
In recent days, Clinton’s burgeoning lead has reinvigorated debate about the fairness of the Electoral College in a manner perhaps unseen since the 2000 election.
The Electoral College has always been a controversial institution, but never more so than in 2016, where the voters appear to have picked a clear victor.
On Wednesday, Cook Political Report announced that Clinton reached 64,225,863 votes, compared to Trump’s 62,210,612.
The latest count comes as speculation swirls about a potential challenge to the election results. And all this is not to mention the presidents who’ve been elected without winning the popular vote at all.
Although no evidence of hacking was found, a group of activists has informed John Podesta, the campaign chairman of Hillary Clinton that the presidential candidate received 7% lesser votes in the counties that relied on electronic voting machines, reported Perez Hilton.
It’s time to initiate legislation on a state-by-state basis so our vote-capturing system elicits a confidence that translates into a continued pride of country.
But the Electoral College still works. He was quite concerned that the victor of the two states would be elected if the system were truly democratic and everyone had an equal vote.
But lawmakers later felt that it was a good idea to set a specific date.
Come on Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia!-all blue states whose votes could get us to 219. Regardless of who is right or wrong, there will continue to be interesting developments in this election at least through December 19, and it might not be completely over just yet.
The college votes by state, with electors for each casting their ballot for whichever candidate won a plurality there. The answer is – we don’t, until it happens. Firstly, Trump has won on electors votes. Today, he calls it “actually genius” and also claims that he would have won the popular vote had he campaigned differently. Republican voters in NY and California realize that their vote won’t count in these highly Democrat states, and don’t vote period.
California, the home state of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, is giving Clinton more than 61 percent of its vote. Yet, the Electoral College victor was Donald Trump.
After the outcome of the election, there have been calls to abolish the Electoral College-something that would require a constitutional amendment.
“The Electoral College is an outdated, undemocratic system that does not reflect our modern society, and it needs to change immediately”.