Fun things have happened a few times:
http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/electcollege_curiosities.php
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On 10/20/2016 10:49 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Hmmm, electoral mutiny. I like the sound of that.
*From:* Mathew Howard
*Sent:* Thursday, October 20, 2016 11:41 AM
*To:* af
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT News from Utah
On the other hand, I think only about half of the states actually bind
their electors to vote for the candidate that won that state. So in
theory, we just need to get a few rogue electors to vote for Chuck,
and it'll all work out fine...
On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote:
Scratch that. Only Maine (4 votes), and Nebraska (5 votes) award
electoral votes by proportion. That means that someone would have
to get more than half of 25% or 20% respectively (or however those
states divide the proportions).
bp
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On 10/20/2016 10:24 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
Although... Aren't there a handful of states that give electoral
votes by proportion of the popular vote? That could theoretically
add a few votes to Johnson and/or Stein.
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On 10/20/2016 10:22 AM, Bill Prince wrote:
Good point. While McMullin might be able to win Utah (and get
those 6 votes), the likelihood of Johnson or Stein getting even
one electoral vote seem pretty remote.
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On 10/20/2016 10:08 AM, Mathew Howard wrote:
I don't think so. As far as I know, McMullin is the only one
other than Clinton and Trump with any real chance at getting
any electoral votes - Johnson and Stein will likely both get a
much higher percentage of the popular vote than McMullin, but I
don't think either of them is anywhere close to winning a state
in the polls.
But Like Chuck said, it's really all academic. The possibility
of Clinton and Trump both losing a majority by less than six
electoral votes is pretty remote.
On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 11:48 AM, Bill Prince
<[email protected]> wrote:
That would be a really slight chance. Among the candidates
running, I would rank their respective (probable) electoral
votes at (1) Clinton, (2) Trump, (3) Johnson, (4) Stein,
(5) McMullin.
bp
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On 10/20/2016 9:05 AM, Mathew Howard wrote:
If I understand the system right, if there's no majority,
congress has to pick from the candidates with the top
three most electoral votes (and there would only be three
in that scenario)
... my guess is that, in that case (depending on what the
new congress looks like), there would be a pretty good
chance of ending up with Hillary anyway, but there would
be a slight chance they'd all compromise on McMullin.
On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Adam Moffett
<[email protected]> wrote:
We have a republican majority in Congress, but the
republican party politicians don't like Trump. I'm
sure they would pick somebody less crazy than Trump.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Bill Prince" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 10/20/2016 11:54:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT News from Utah
If anyone thinks our Congress is capable of making a
non-crazy altrnative, I have a bridge I want to sell you.
bp
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On 10/20/2016 8:51 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
Nobody having a majority is my favorite scenario,
and for awhile I thought it would happen.
Unfortunately I think Clinton will win by a
landslide because people are stuck in this mentality
where we have to pick a winning horse rather than
voting for what we really want. It can still work
out if Trump can rally a little bit and get back to
being tied with Clinton. Then we can have a split,
no majority for anyone, and Congress can pick a
non-awful president.
------ Original Message ------
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: 10/20/2016 11:41:56 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT News from Utah
I think he has more presidential qualifications
than Trump does.
And if my a miracle we can prevent 270 for Hillary
then the House of Representatives get to pick the
president.
And I doubt they will pick Trump. So in that
respect, Utah is saving the nation...
*From:* Travis Johnson
*Sent:* Thursday, October 20, 2016 9:29 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT News from Utah
Utah doesn't have enough bad marks already?? Now
they will vote for a nobody, and truly look like
they are crazy. LOL
Travis
On 10/20/2016 9:12 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Evan McMullin, the Provo-born independent, has
seized his first lead in Utah�s fluid presidential
race.
The Emerson College poll, released Wednesday,
found McMullin with 31 percent, followed by
Republican Donald Trump at 27 percent and Democrat
Hillary Clinton at 24 percent.
