Four Washington electors break ranks and don't vote for Clinton

[Shrek]

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/four-washington-electors-break-ranks-and-dont-vote-for-clinton/

[MattP]

1. Give Trump a bigger margin

[Nonhlanhla]

2. F them

This is why we can't have nice things. Our progressives stab us in the back and enable the fascists.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Jesus H Fucking Christ-- DEMOCRATS are breaking ranks! What the hell do they think...

they could possibly accomplish?

Yeah, yeah, we all know it would be some impossible miracle if Republicans would abstain or vote for Clinton, but these "statements" are pure gibberish.

If you think Bernie is God's Gift, then go out there and push for his agenda on your own time. Don't gum up the works making "statements" nobody really gives a shit about.

This is a political cheap shot.

[Shrek]

4. They mostly voted for Colin Powell

Not Bernie.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. Well, I heard about the Maine one first, and kinda assumed...

they all went for Bernie.

[duffyduff]

17. They actually voted for Trump.

The state party needs to boot these fuckers out.

[Amishman]

5. No, it's a political warning shot

Ignore the populist wing of the party at your own peril

Doesn't really matter who they voted for (as demonstrated by the vote for Faith Spotted Eagle), it's the dissent that is the message

[TreasonousBastard]

6. The "populist wing" of the party managed to give the nod to Hilllary...

like it or not.

The asshole wing of the party won't let it rest.

[Amishman]

12. And looking at where that got us, I'll wear the insults as a badge of honor

[geek tragedy]

14. Populists voting for Colin Powell? No, just attention-seeking assholes nt

[mythology]

19. Perhaps what you're labeling the populist wing should consider not ignoring the primaries

They weren't ignored. They lost an election. It happens. But this sort of pointless gesture of petulance isn't going to get people to pay more attention to them. The party put many of Sanders' campaign policies in the party platform. Clinton altered her campaign to reflect those. How exactly were they ignored? They even whined and moaned enough to get Debbie Wasserman Schultz on some vastly overstated claims of tilting the primary toward Clinton.

[NCTraveler]

20. Yeah. Stick with that.

[red dog 1]

8. K&R

Thanks for letting us know about this.

As of 4:10 PM, ET.
Asshole Trump already has 259 electoral votes to Clinton's 160 (The Hill)

Thanks Comey!

[SaschaHM]

10. Time to get rid of the Washington Caucus and use the results of the state primary.

It has a much higher attendance and it will allow the Washington State Democratic party, delegates, and the electors that they empower to actually reflect the will of the people. That should be the enduring lesson of the 2016 primary, get rid of the damn caucuses.

[Joe941]

11. What a waste of votes.

[geek tragedy]

13. Permanently blacklist the 4 traitors from any party function or association

And get rid of the Washington Caucuses, which turned out to be a nut magnet.

[hrmjustin]

15. Shame on them!

[duffyduff]

16. Hope the state party boots these fuckers out

Assholes every last one of them.

Of course none of the Trump people broke ranks, did they?

[Shrek]

18. Senator Warren got an electoral vote for VP

As Democrats, Washington’s electors could not do anything to deduct from Trump’s vote total. But some had hoped to ally with Republicans in other states to deny Trump the 270 electoral-vote majority he needed to formally be made president.

For vice president, the vote was eight for Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine, one for environmentalist Winona LaDuke, and one each for U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Susan Collins of Maine and Maria Cantwell of Washington.

[NCTraveler]

21. We need someone to head the DNC...

With the will to blacklist people like them. Work closely helping state parties. Remove the bums.

They voted for their preferred candidate. They are a. Part of the ignorant ABC crowd.

[Rex]

22. Why? That was dumb imo.

[Retrograde]

23. Upcoming TrumpTweet

"Even her own electors won't vote for Crooked Hillary! What a loser. Sad."

Thanks, Washington electors - you handed the Big Orange more propaganda fodder.