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Old 10-27-2020, 04:19 PM   #7812
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Originally Posted by New Era View Post
I didn't suggest the faithless elector would go rogue, just that the faithless elector would follow through on the wishes of the state and not the wishes of the voter. In the scenario in question, Biden could carry the popular vote in Florida, earning the electoral college votes that should come with that result. But DeSantis, being the leader of the body that appoints the representatives to the Electoral College, could send delegates with the expressed instructions to vote for Trump, nullifying the vote in Florida and the wishes of the electorate. That constitutes a faithless elector. It is an option, and one the Republicans have bounced around. This is a real possibility.

For Laymen are you saying the citizens of FL could vote for Biden but the Governor can tell the electoral college to vote for Trump?

I feel I am missing something.
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