Donald Trump Secures Electoral College Win, With Few Surprises

[DonViejo]

Source: NPR

Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States.

That's been the case since Nov. 8, when Trump won 306 electoral votes, despite losing the national popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million.

And on Monday, the result was ratified by Electoral College voters, who gathered in state capitols across the United States to formally vote for president.

That voting continues, but by early evening, Trump went over the 270 needed, according to the Associated Press, which tracked results from capitol to capitol. That was despite a pitched effort by some on the left who wrote letters to Trump electors trying to persuade them to switch their votes or not vote at all and keep Trump short of the 270 needed.

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[femmocrat]

1. Spineless cowards.

All of them.

[Fast Walker 52]

9. brainwashed turds and traitors...

[ck4829]

2. But no mention of the right saying they would rape wives and daughters of electors who didn't vote

for Trump?

[7962]

15. Just as many were threatened with death if they DID?

Because there was no corner on the market of assholery when it came to threats. They came from both sides, and they came in droves

[ck4829]

18. But not worthy of mention?

"Oh it's just the right threatening rape and dismemberment again... Just wait five minutes, they'll go away"?

[7962]

22. certainly its worth mentioning!

Theres no excuse for either

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Harmonic Karma

personal resistance to the dictatorship must be maintained in our souls

[Dave Starsky]

4. Electors: Your names will always be remembered.

You will be shamed for eternity. Congratulations, cowards.

[femmocrat]

19. X 1000

Their names will live on in internet infamy.

[ffr]

5. Disappointed further in everything about this 2016 election of the Russian candidate

You'd think our great nation would have a process to weed out candidates that propose nothing less than destroying our nation from within, based on whatever it is that the foreign power wants to accomplish.

Our brilliant Founding Fathers thought of just about everything else, but that. And we're too stupid to protect it in this one case right when the World needs us to be on the RIGHT track the most. Damn it!

[Fast Walker 52]

7. so unreal, isn't it?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

6. I thought I could trust fellow human beings to know right from wrong.

I was wrong....they can't be human.

[Fast Walker 52]

8. so were there ANY faithless electors for Trump???

i.e. anyone with a freaking brain and/or conscience???

[hurple]

10. Nope

Of course not. They're republicans.

[MarvinGardens]

14. Two in Texas.

http://www.ajc.com/news/national/electoral-college-vote-live-updates-state-state-voting/sy5C2hooqtnMG8tEviTATN/

[Fast Walker 52]

20. thank god someone in that party sees the danger, but not enough

[sarisataka]

11. Well,

[Megahurtz]

12. What THE HELL just happened?

This entire election has been a circus. What the fuck is wrong with people???

[Fast Walker 52]

21. I can't wrap my head around it still!!!

[bdamomma]

13. horrible

they sold out our country to this stupid man. what is wrong with people?????? that is it.;


our country will be ruined by these sick people, kiss goodbye to your freedoms

[elmac]

16. Well, we all knew this was going to happen

It will always be up to freedom loving Americans to join the war against sniffles and his brain dead disciples. It won't be easy, pretty or safe. We just need to fight dirtier and hit them where it hurts the most. Oh, and don't worry about the FBI, they work for Putin now.

[Fast Walker 52]

24. oh Jesus, I forgot about the freak and his sniffling!

So un-fucking-real Republicans installed this dickwad.

[elmac]

25. Yes, I refuse to call him by name

he will always be president sniffles to me.

[Martin Eden]

17. This is a dark day for America

and for the world

[Fast Walker 52]

23. No doubt about that