UPDATE #2: Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams gets the kind of spotlight that no politician wants to have:
In other news, Colorado residents suddenly have an interest in Secretary of State. “Recall Williams” chant. #copolitics #ElectoralCollege
— Marshall Zelinger (@7Marshall) December 19, 2016
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UPDATE: Democrat Hillary Clinton wins Colorado’s 9 Electoral Votes:
As crowd chants “the whole world’s watching,” Elections Director Choate announces 9 votes for Hillary Clinton. pic.twitter.com/h5dqno2lPG
— Brian Eason (@brianeason) December 19, 2016
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Via Lynn Bartels, spokesperson for the Colorado Secretary of State’s office:
This is an unbelievable scene. At the Capitol waiting for elector vote. #copolitics pic.twitter.com/uFgTeCUxyz
— Lynn Bartels (@lynn_bartels) December 19, 2016
Brian Eason of the Denver Post has more on a last-minute filing from “Hamilton Electors” seeking an emergency motion today. Follow Eason and Denver7 reporter Marshall Zelinger on Twitter for up-to-the-minute news on the voting process.
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I don't understand. What is the whole word watching? Does Colorado have a secret Stop Drumpf vote we're not exercising?
Aaaaannnd……it's over. Tom, to answer your question, the whole world ( or whatever thousands of people were watching local news today) was watching to see if this crazy ass attempt at appealing to the conscience of Republicans would work. Duh….it didn't. No conscience, no appeal possible. Trump voters stayed 100% behind him, some Hillary and independent voters defected in hopes of inspiring a mass defection which didn't happen.
In Colorado, electors wanted the freedom to vote contrary to the state's majority, which does seem kind of strange since our state went for Hillary.
At least it made our Secretary of State look like an idiot. And it did point out that Trump has no kind of "mandate", excep possibly a "man date" with Vladdy.
So the electoral vote is over, but the resistance to the reign of Drumpf is just beginning.
Wait just a minute MJ, are you trying to tell us that a Fascist Kleptocracy, run by a thin-skinned, fragile-ego, vengeful, easily manipulated, erratic narcissistic megalomaniac is NOT a good thing?
Gee, and here I was about to invest my life savings in Trump Steak futures!
Davie, if you were really about to invest in Trump Steaks, I'd like to call your attention to some prime Denver area real estate. These lovely bridges are real fixer-upper opportunities, and the best part about them is that the taxpayers already paid for them!
But I'll send you title for just $29.95 plus a small S&H fee.
Never say I didn't do right by you.
I was actually happy to see jeffco put those pedestrian bridges in as a rare break from its autos uber alles policy. Maybe they don't get much use but some consideration Of alternatives to cars is usually something I support
I don't have any real beef with Jeffco's bridges – the one at Kipling and 12th gets a lot of use with elementary and middle school kids crossing over it. Some of the downtown ones need to be either made functional and safe again, or removed.
I'm still waiting to see if Davie will buy titles….Is the check in the mail yet?
Marianne Goodland at the Independent quoted Nemanich, one of the nine electors:
Goodland spelled out the previous generic oath electors took, and Williams' last-minute, very specific "trap" oath intended to intimidate electors into voting for the state winner.
I hadn't been aware that Williams intended to run for Governor, but this does fit the "grandstanding" profile. Unfortunately for him, it backfired, with people shouting for him to be recalled because of his overreach.