Involving the armed forces would bring the US into “dangerous, illegal and unconstitutional territory”, the former officials – among them both Republicans and Democrats – warned in an opinion piece in Sunday’s Washington Post newspaper.
Browsing: Electoral College
Addressing the nation shortly after the Electoral College confirmed his victory in the general polls, Biden said the “will of the people prevailed”
She made the call in a tweet shortly after voting as an elector alongside her husband and former President Bill Clinton in New York.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is yet another major blow to efforts by Trump to have the presidential election results invalidated in battleground states where he lost.
Three days after polls closed, Biden has a 253 to 214 lead in the state-by-state Electoral College vote that determines the winner, according to Edison Research.
Clinton, however, said she doubted the legality of such a move
Under US law, electors must formally vote for the president and vice-president before they can lead the country
But technically, the Electoral College doesn’t vote until December 19, and the electors have the power to choose Clinton instead of Trump – thus overturning the “results” of the election
It is left to the Nigerian government not to behave as if these statements do not matter
The project, which is based on a weekly tracking poll of more than 15,000 Americans, shows that the 2016 presidential race could end in a photo finish on November 8, with the major-party candidates running nearly even in the Electoral College, the body that ultimately selects the president