What will happen if the Electoral College doesn't give Trump 270?

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

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    Hypothetically, what will be the ramifications in the US if this happens?
     
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    Any elector who changes his or her vote should be stripped of citezenship and deported.
     
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    2nd Amendment people might have a solution
     
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    It won't happen, but if it did it'd make for an interesting case-study on the reasons the electoral college was established in the first place. One could argue that it would be functioning exactly as it was intended to.
     
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    Most likely not going to happen, and even if it did, Congress would make Trump president anyway
     
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    Or Paul Ryan is waiting in the wings for a coup
     
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    Not a chance.

    But it would go to the House of Representatives if nobody gets 270. Being republican, they'd pick a republican. Likely Trump (he won), but it could be anyone, in theory.

    When one elector from Texas said he'd go rogue and not vote for Trump, it made the headlines in the newspapers.

    Buried deep in the articles, maybe, it read "8 democrat electors are not going to vote for Clinton."

    The idea going around is to get enough democrats and republicans together to vote in Kasich.
     
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    I mean . . . It would never happen, but I'll definitely get some popcorn and enjoy the show if they try to pull it off.
     
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    Trump's skin would change to a shade of orange never seen before outside of the gates of hell.
     
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    He'd no longer be able to hide his horns and forked tail
     
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    "Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself."

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    There probably won't be many surprises today. Trump will get voted in by the electors. James Madison will roll over in his grave. You know, the normal stuff.

    The electoral college was established to stop men like Trump from becoming president. It is only with great irony that this exact system will ensure that he becomes president.
     
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    Another day for Clinton to lose.

    Now please, hope she goes away.
     
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    Clinton failed. The DNC failed. The Never Trumpers failed. I guess today is GOOD DAY!
     
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