At least six Democrats on the Electoral College are prepared to be “faithless electors” by abandoning Hillary Clinton to vote for a Republican other than Donald Trump — in hopes GOP electors will join them to keep the president-elect under the 270 votes he’ll need to enter the White House.
The Democrats are trying to persuade Republicans to ignore their oaths and ditch Trump, who is expected to end up with 307 electoral votes, according to Politico.
The electors meet Dec. 19.
The dissenting Democrats would have to persuade 37 Republican electors to defect. At that point, the final decision on the presidency would go to the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
It’s highly unlikely that will happen, but the defectors could put the issue of abolishing the Electoral College on the front burner.
This video, made before the election, explains exactly how the Electoral College works:
“Reform going forward has a better chance of succeeding than this effort,” Kermit Roosevelt, a professor at University of Pennsylvania Law School, told The Post. “Most people do think if you get more votes you should win the election.”
He added that change won’t be easy since the Electoral College has benefited Republicans in recent years.