KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR ELECTORS
I just got the message this morning that the death threats against them are going to be upheld.>
http://82.221.129.208/baasepageh4.html
I'm hearing the electors are potentially in violation of the Hatch Act (interfering with an election), same thing the dems said about Comey when he re-opened the email investigation (before shutting it back down), so they won't get anywhere.
The Republican National Committee is overseeing an expansive whip operation designed to lock down Donald Trump’s Electoral College majority and ensure that the 306 Republican electors cast their votes for the president-elect.
Two RNC sources familiar with the effort said the committee - with the assistance of state Republican parties and the Trump campaign - have been in touch with most of the GOP electors multiple times, and has concluded that only one is a risk to cast a vote against Trump on Dec. 19, when the Electoral College meets.
The RNC's elector head count, the sources emphasized, is standard practice in presidential election years. But this year it also serves as an early-warning system for potentially wayward GOP electors amid an intense push by Democratic electors to convince 37 of their Republican counterparts to jump ship. The Democrats are hoping that dozens of GOP electors - many of whom were picked at local conventions and party meetings dominated by Trump’s opponents - are already primed to resist Trump.
"The state Republican parties in the states that went for Trump are heavily invested in this process, " said one of the RNC sources. "It's a matter of personal pride for a state party chairman and a state party to ensure that all the electors that their people elected vote, and vote in the manner in which they're supposed to."
State party leaders, the RNC sources said, are in frequent communication with electors through phone calls and letters. They have identified multiple points of contact for the GOP electors and also monitor their social media, all to guard against the prospect of electors voting for someone other than Trump. Arizona GOP Chairman Robert Graham confirmed that, along with RNC and Trump campaign officials, he's been in contact with the state's 11 Republican electors and is confident that all will back Trump. That kind of due diligence is critical, he said, as Democrats lobby Republican electors to bail on Trump. "I think it's a smart thing for the RNC and Trump campaign to do just to get a feel for it, " he said. "It's good strategic cooperation. I think right now, they're getting a pretty consistent message back from the states that everything's good."
Several Republican electors contacted by POLITICO reported receiving calls or letters from their state parties reminding them of their duties, as well as outreach from Trump campaign officials intended to ensure they understood their logistical responsibilities.
Jim Rhoades, a Michigan Republican elector, said he called the state party himself - no outreach was necessary because he’s a solidly pro-Trump vote. "I wouldn't expect them to [call], " he said. "?They know where I stand, I don't think that they're going to concern themselves with me."
Many electors, including Rhoades, have reported receiving thousands of emails a day from people attempting to convince them to reject Trump.
To date, just one Republican - Chris Suprun of Texas - has publicly revealed an intention to cast a vote for someone other than Trump.
I don't have the link to the article, I just seen this posted elsewhere....I'll look for it though.
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CrackerJacks ago
Jim Stone got this message this morning
bopper ago
I'm hearing the electors are potentially in violation of the Hatch Act (interfering with an election), same thing the dems said about Comey when he re-opened the email investigation (before shutting it back down), so they won't get anywhere.
CrackerJacks ago
By KYLE CHENEY 12/13/16 05:03 AM EST
The Republican National Committee is overseeing an expansive whip operation designed to lock down Donald Trump’s Electoral College majority and ensure that the 306 Republican electors cast their votes for the president-elect.
Two RNC sources familiar with the effort said the committee - with the assistance of state Republican parties and the Trump campaign - have been in touch with most of the GOP electors multiple times, and has concluded that only one is a risk to cast a vote against Trump on Dec. 19, when the Electoral College meets.
The RNC's elector head count, the sources emphasized, is standard practice in presidential election years. But this year it also serves as an early-warning system for potentially wayward GOP electors amid an intense push by Democratic electors to convince 37 of their Republican counterparts to jump ship. The Democrats are hoping that dozens of GOP electors - many of whom were picked at local conventions and party meetings dominated by Trump’s opponents - are already primed to resist Trump.
"The state Republican parties in the states that went for Trump are heavily invested in this process, " said one of the RNC sources. "It's a matter of personal pride for a state party chairman and a state party to ensure that all the electors that their people elected vote, and vote in the manner in which they're supposed to."
State party leaders, the RNC sources said, are in frequent communication with electors through phone calls and letters. They have identified multiple points of contact for the GOP electors and also monitor their social media, all to guard against the prospect of electors voting for someone other than Trump. Arizona GOP Chairman Robert Graham confirmed that, along with RNC and Trump campaign officials, he's been in contact with the state's 11 Republican electors and is confident that all will back Trump. That kind of due diligence is critical, he said, as Democrats lobby Republican electors to bail on Trump. "I think it's a smart thing for the RNC and Trump campaign to do just to get a feel for it, " he said. "It's good strategic cooperation. I think right now, they're getting a pretty consistent message back from the states that everything's good."
Several Republican electors contacted by POLITICO reported receiving calls or letters from their state parties reminding them of their duties, as well as outreach from Trump campaign officials intended to ensure they understood their logistical responsibilities.
Jim Rhoades, a Michigan Republican elector, said he called the state party himself - no outreach was necessary because he’s a solidly pro-Trump vote. "I wouldn't expect them to [call], " he said. "?They know where I stand, I don't think that they're going to concern themselves with me."
Many electors, including Rhoades, have reported receiving thousands of emails a day from people attempting to convince them to reject Trump.
To date, just one Republican - Chris Suprun of Texas - has publicly revealed an intention to cast a vote for someone other than Trump.
I don't have the link to the article, I just seen this posted elsewhere....I'll look for it though.
bopper ago
Thanks. They've got a good game plan going on. I saw this article elsewhere (Zero Hedge?) and skimmed it but read it more thoroughly just now.
CrackerJacks ago
Erm, I can't remember, I have read Zero Hedge in the past day or so....Maybe..