The Electoral College has yet to vote, and until they do, Trump has not won the Presidency. The numbers you’re seeing? Those are projections based on the pledges of the electors, HOWEVER, electors may choose to become faithless, i.e. they may choose NOT to vote for the candidate they have pledged themselves to.
Under the Constitution, electors are NOT OBLIGATED to vote for a specific candidate; they are to vote according to their own conscience and deliberation.
Unfortunately, quite a few states penalize faithless electors. Wikipedia has a nice graphical breakdown and explanation. Some states even go so far as to completely disregard the votes of faithless electors. Also unfortunately, faithless electors have never affected a Presidential election to date (although they DID affect a Vice Presidential election).
HOWEVER, this election has had so many firsts, what’s another?
Find out who your state’s electors are. PETITION THEM. Give them every reason to not make Trump the President of the US. APPEAL to their consciences. (Doing so politely and respectfully should go without saying, especially since most of those you will petition will be Republican and will not necessarily be inclined to listen. Keep that in mind as you write. Knowing your audience is half the battle when it comes to persuading them.)
Your state’s Board of Elections will list the electors.
The Electoral College does not vote until
the Monday after the second Wednesday in December, which happens to be December 19th.We have 40 days to make a difference.
Let’s add another first to the list of firsts this election.
There is still hope
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