Electoral College votes Archives

Clueless Newly Elected Lawmaker Doesn’t Understand Electoral College

December 15, 2020 Buck Banks

“How is this America? Democrat electors are allowed in to vote but Republicans are not allowed? We are seeing totalitarianism take shape in front of our eyes.”

— Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO), quoted by Colorado Pols, apparently not understanding that Joe Biden’s electors voted because he won Colorado.

Biden Wins Electoral College with 302 Votes

December 15, 2020 Buck Banks

302

By casting their electoral votes, California’s electors pushed Joe Biden’s tally to 302 — well above the 270 needed to win.
The final four electoral votes will be cast for Biden later tonight by Hawaii’s electors. Congress will meet on January 6 in a joint session to formally accept the results. The interactive electoral map shows the final tally.

Hillary Clinton Was a Faithful Elector in New York State

December 15, 2020 Buck Banks

“I believe we should abolish the Electoral College and select our president by the winner of the popular vote, same as every other office. But while it still exists, I was proud to cast my vote in New York for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”

— Hillary Clinton, on Twitter.

Michigan House Speaker: The Risks Are too Great

December 15, 2020 Buck Banks

“I can’t fathom risking our norms, traditions and institutions to pass a resolution retroactively changing the electors for Trump, simply because some think there may have been enough widespread fraud to give him the win …. I fear we’d lose our country forever.”

— Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R), quoted by Fox 17.

Trump’s College Education

December 14, 2020 Buck Banks

His loss Trump still refuses to acknowledge,
And meanwhile democracy’s held hostage.
But it all ends today
When electors of faith
Cast their votes in the Electoral College.

Ginsberg: Changing the Electoral College ‘Theoretical’

September 12, 2019 Buck Banks

“It’s largely a dream because our Constitution is … hard to amend. I know that from experience.”

— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, calling proposed changes to the U.S. Constitution — such as changing the Electoral College system — “more theoretical than real,” the Chicago Sun Times reports.

Buttigeig Calls for End to Electoral College as ‘Undemocratic’

June 14, 2019 Buck Banks

“Twice in my young lifetime I’ve seen the American people overruled by the Electoral College. It’s time for that to go because it’s undemocratic.”

— Pete Buttigieg, doubling down on his support for getting rid of the Electoral College, calling the institution “undemocratic,” The Hill reports.

Slight Majority Favors Ditching Electoral College

May 6, 2019 Buck Banks

53%

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that “53% of Americans support a move to a popular vote, while 43% believe the country should continue to elect its presidents using the Electoral College. … But an overwhelming 78% of those who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 believe the country should adopt a national popular vote… And an equally overwhelming 74% of those who voted for Donald Trump say the existing system should stay in place.”

Only Nine Presidential Elections Had Smaller Electoral College Wins than Donald’s

November 29, 2016 Buck Banks

44th of 54

Nate Silver: “In a historical context, Trump’s Electoral College performance is decidedly below-average… There have been 54 presidential elections since the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804. (Before that, presidential electors cast two votes each, making it hard to compare them to present-day elections.) Of those 54 cases, Trump’s share of the electoral vote — assuming there are no faithless electors or results overturned by recounts — ranks 44th.”

Electors Seeking to Deny Trump’s Election

November 22, 2016 Buck Banks

6

“Number of Democratic electors who “have signed onto an attempt to block Donald Trump from winning an Electoral College majority, an effort designed not only to deny Trump the presidency but also to undermine the legitimacy of the institution,” Politico reports. “Even the most optimistic among the Democratic electors acknowledges they’re unlikely to convince the necessary 37 Republican electors to reject Trump — the number they’d likely need to deny him the presidency and send the final decision to the House of Representatives. And even if they do, the Republican-run House might simply elect Trump anyway.”

“How is this America? Democrat electors are allowed in to vote but Republicans are not allowed? We are seeing totalitarianism take shape in front of our eyes.”

— Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO), quoted by Colorado Pols, apparently not understanding that Joe Biden’s electors voted because he won Colorado.

302

“I believe we should abolish the Electoral College and select our president by the winner of the popular vote, same as every other office. But while it still exists, I was proud to cast my vote in New York for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”

— Hillary Clinton, on Twitter.

“I can’t fathom risking our norms, traditions and institutions to pass a resolution retroactively changing the electors for Trump, simply because some think there may have been enough widespread fraud to give him the win …. I fear we’d lose our country forever.”

— Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R), quoted by Fox 17.

“It’s largely a dream because our Constitution is … hard to amend. I know that from experience.”

— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, calling proposed changes to the U.S. Constitution — such as changing the Electoral College system — “more theoretical than real,” the Chicago Sun Times reports.

“Twice in my young lifetime I’ve seen the American people overruled by the Electoral College. It’s time for that to go because it’s undemocratic.”

— Pete Buttigieg, doubling down on his support for getting rid of the Electoral College, calling the institution “undemocratic,” The Hill reports.

53%

44th of 54

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Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“In America today‚ 2024, women have fewer rights than their mothers or their grandmothers had, because of Donald Trump. I don’t think we’re going to let him get away with it, do you?”

— President Biden at a campaign stop in Tampa, reported by Tampa Bay Times.

“Mr. Blanche, you’re losing all credibility with this court.”

— Judge Juan Merchan, quoted by NBC News, to Donald Trump’s lawyer in the “hush money” criminal trial.

— Miami Herald

“We care more about the safety of our staff than a name attached to an article.”

— Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX), on CNN.

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250,000

77%

A new Siena poll finds that by a 54% to 30% margin, New Yorkers say Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial is “legitimate” — the view of 77% of Democrats and 44% of independents — rather than a “witch hunt,” the view of 66% of Republicans.

51% to 48%

300 million

Spotify said Taylor Swift’s new album was the first to have over 300 million streams in a single day on Friday.

28%