As the Supreme Court considers whether presidential electors can be bound to the popular vote in their state, it's a chance to reup my interviews w/ electors in 2016.
These are the people who actually choose the president (and some of them are wild): politico.com/magazine/thepe…
These are the people who actually choose the president (and some of them are wild): politico.com/magazine/thepe…
It's hard to remember but more electors — 7 — broke from their state's popular vote in 2016, the most in history.
That means around 5 million people were, effectively, disenfranchised, even if it didn't have an effect on the outcome. politico.com/story/2016/12/…
That means around 5 million people were, effectively, disenfranchised, even if it didn't have an effect on the outcome. politico.com/story/2016/12/…
It was also one of the earliest examples of the way the Trump election/presidency has brought attention to some of the creaky/untested aspects of democracy that have long been taken for granted.
politico.com/story/2016/11/…
politico.com/story/2016/11/…
Many received death threats and were bombarded in the run-up to the Electoral College vote in late December. politico.com/story/2016/12/…
And there was a genuine push to convince Clinton electors to back an alternative to Trump — like Mitt Romney — that ultimately failed to materialize. politico.com/story/2016/12/…
And as questions emerged about Russia's influence in the 2016 election, Clinton allies supported providing electors with intelligence briefings before they finalized the election. politico.com/story/2016/12/…
SIDE NOTE: One of the most fascinating moments was when a Trump attorney cited Kanye, the Iranian Constitution and the near-uprising of 1876 in a court filing to restrict elector freedom.
Today, that lawyer Chad Readler, is a U.S. Appeals Court judge. politico.com/story/2016/12/…
Today, that lawyer Chad Readler, is a U.S. Appeals Court judge. politico.com/story/2016/12/…
