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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
Pennsylvania allows for a faithless electors. I am fairly certain.
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Technically, every state does. Originally, every elector was appointed by the legislature. They then each created a statute that delegated that authority to the electorate, in the form of elections like this one. Technically, any one of them could take it back, and just send whatever electors they want.
How do I know this? I just flipped over to Fox News and saw their guest, a legal expert, explaining it. So if I'm wrong, it's because that's my source.
Specifically, he said that if by December 14 the election isn't "decided", that this will get "messy", and the above could take place. What he and the host agreed was meant by the election not being "decided" was if it's still tied up in litigation.
Fox is definitely going to be pushing this narrative now - "screw the Pennsylvania vote counts, we're just going to send 20 Trump electors to congress in January regardless of what the totals say." Now, to be clear, I'm not saying that this is necessarily what the Pennsylvania state legislature is
going to do - I have a feeling some of them might be literally crucified by their constituents if they allowed that - but it sure looks to be what the Trump team is going to be calling for, and his supporters will probably be all for it as well. So prepare for that ugliness.