Saw on FB a discussion among evangelical Republicans that they're waiting to vote until Election Day because if Trump dies they're definitely voting for Pence but otherwise they're in a quandary I'm ok with this
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In ye olden days when news traveled by the speed of horseback etc. there were occasions when faithless electors broke their pledge and justified it on the basis that the nominee had died It's ambiguous whether those votes were "legitimate" but it luckily didn't matter
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Yeah - I mean, the rules for the electoral college are still pretty vague. It may be that a faithless elector can get fined or something, but not necessarily have their vote changed.
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Er, whether it's a 'release' or a substitution, my question was *does the party have that authority*? Is the party, in fact, the er, counterparty to the pledge, rather than the state?
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[and in that case what happens to electors who insist on voting for Trump anyway?]
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