On a day when Democrats and Republicans once again held their collective breath, Trump has prevailed again. The Electoral College came together in all 50 states (Hawaii) today and officially cast their votes, giving President-elect Donald Trump 304 votes and solidifying his position as the 45th President of the United States of America.
Despite attempts by protestors and activists to sway electors to “Dump Trump,” the controversial candidate received all but 2 of the electoral votes that he won in the general election. Interestingly enough, Democratic Candidate Hillary Clinton lost more electoral votes to “faithless” electors than Trump, with 3 votes going to Colin Powell, 1 vote going to Faith Spotted Eagle, a Native American that is most well-known for her protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and 1 vote going to Bernie Sanders. Additionally, 3 Democratic electors from Colorado, Maine, and Minnesota attempted to cast votes for other candidates (2 for Bernie Sanders, and 1, surprisingly, for John Kasich) and were either forced by state law to vote for Clinton or replaced by someone that then voted for Clinton.
