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Originally Posted by Guest
Of course it isn't...there is NO popular vote FOR PRESIDENT. When you vote, you vote for an elector, an elector with the power to vote ANY way they wish. Representative voting is what you have. Representative government and voting. IF Trump is a rogue...this is the safety net to stop him. It's possible ANYONE could be elected president, it's literally in the electors (high level party members) hands who the next P will be.
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If I'm not mistaken, in many if not most states there are heavy fines and/or penalties including imprisonment for electors that don't follow the will of the voters.
There have been some faithless electors in the past, but mostly they have been irrelevant protest votes done after the candidate that they are pledged to had enough votes to carry the state. Or There was one incident in 1836 where a group of 23 electors refused to vote for the vice presidential candidate to whom they were pledged. but again, the candidate had already had enough votes.
In any case, it's not going to happen.