Washington state Democratic elector says he won't support Clinton
Published November 05, 2016EFE
Washington – One of Washington state's 12 Democratic Party presidential electors says he will not cast his Electoral College vote for his party's nominee, Hillary Clinton, vowing to remain firm even if his lack of support costs her the presidency.
"No, no, no on Hillary. Absolutely not. No way," Robert Satiacum, a Puyallup Indian who supported Clinton's rival in the primaries, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, told The Seattle Times.
"I hope it comes down to a swing vote and it's me," Satiacum said.
In the United States, state parties select the 538 electors who make up the Electoral College.
These electors are apportioned to each of the 50 states based on their population, and the winner of each state in the presidential balloting supposedly receives the votes of all of its electors.
Maine and Nebraska are exceptions because they allocate two electoral votes to the winner of the state but also one each to the popular vote winner in each congressional district.
Electors nearly always cast their Electoral College ballot for their party's nominee.
If neither Clinton nor Republican rival Donald Trump were to obtain a majority of electoral votes, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives would elect the next president.
"We are looking down off the cliff. As humanity we are there. We cannot go four more years with either of these idiots," the elector and environmental activist said.
The Puyallup Tribe, which The Seattle Times says has been one of the biggest donors to Clinton's campaign in that state, has distanced itself from Satiacum and says he risks dishonoring himself.
Satiacum is not constitutionally required to cast an Electoral College ballot for Clinton on Dec. 19 if she wins Washington state in Tuesday's election, but if he were to decide to become a rare so-called "faithless elector" he would be subject to a $1,000 fine.
The Democratic Party nominee has won the state of Washington in every presidential election since 1988.
Published November 05, 2016EFE
Washington – One of Washington state's 12 Democratic Party presidential electors says he will not cast his Electoral College vote for his party's nominee, Hillary Clinton, vowing to remain firm even if his lack of support costs her the presidency.
"No, no, no on Hillary. Absolutely not. No way," Robert Satiacum, a Puyallup Indian who supported Clinton's rival in the primaries, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, told The Seattle Times.
"I hope it comes down to a swing vote and it's me," Satiacum said.
In the United States, state parties select the 538 electors who make up the Electoral College.
These electors are apportioned to each of the 50 states based on their population, and the winner of each state in the presidential balloting supposedly receives the votes of all of its electors.
Maine and Nebraska are exceptions because they allocate two electoral votes to the winner of the state but also one each to the popular vote winner in each congressional district.
Electors nearly always cast their Electoral College ballot for their party's nominee.
If neither Clinton nor Republican rival Donald Trump were to obtain a majority of electoral votes, the GOP-controlled House of Representatives would elect the next president.
"We are looking down off the cliff. As humanity we are there. We cannot go four more years with either of these idiots," the elector and environmental activist said.
The Puyallup Tribe, which The Seattle Times says has been one of the biggest donors to Clinton's campaign in that state, has distanced itself from Satiacum and says he risks dishonoring himself.
Satiacum is not constitutionally required to cast an Electoral College ballot for Clinton on Dec. 19 if she wins Washington state in Tuesday's election, but if he were to decide to become a rare so-called "faithless elector" he would be subject to a $1,000 fine.
The Democratic Party nominee has won the state of Washington in every presidential election since 1988.
