Two “faithless electors” from Texas refused to vote for President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE on Monday, leaving his official Electoral College vote two shy of what he earned on Election Night.
Despite a concerted push from liberals to convince Republican electors to go rogue, all remained united around their party’s nominee until Texas, the final Republican state to report results. All but two of Texas’ 38 electors followed suit. One elector, Dallas’s Christopher Suprun, had already declared his intent to vote for Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich, who briefly emerged as a compromise pick for anti-Trump electors before rejecting their support. Suprun followed through on that pledge. But a second elector chose to back former Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul instead of Trump. ADVERTISEMENTThat brings Trump’s Electoral College vote total to 304, two shy of the 306 he would have won without the defections. Texas conducts its electoral votes by a secret ballot, so the identity of the second defector will be unknown unless he or she comes forward. The defections bothered Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. He tweeted moments after the vote that he will push the legislature to pass a bill to bind electors to the state’s popular vote winner during the next legislative session, which begins in January. There was slightly more unity during the vice presidential vote. Republican Vice President-elect Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PencePence posts, deletes photo of Trump campaign staff without face masks, not social distancing Pence threatens to deploy military if Pennsylvania governor doesn’t quell looting Pence on Floyd: ‘No tolerance for racism’ in US MORE won 37 of the 38 votes, with the final vote going to former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina. Fiorina had run for the GOP presidential nomination and eventually joined up with Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE’s campaign as his prospective vice-presidential pick, only to see Cruz lose the primary to Trump. While some prominent liberals, activists and celebrities pushed Republicans to dump Trump, it turned out that more Democrats chose not to back their party’s nominee, Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE. Three Washington state electors chose to vote for former Secretary of State Colin Powell, presumably in response to the push for Democrats to unite around a compromise Republican that wasn’t Trump. And one additional Washington elector voted for Faith Spotted Eagle, a Native American activist. Three other Democrats—one in Maine, Colorado and Minnesota—had attempted to vote for another candidate. Two were replaced based on state laws that bind electors to the popular vote result, while one changed his mind.
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