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Politics Hillary Clinton joins Electoral College 4 years after it cost her the presidency: 'Pretty sure I'll get to vote for Joe'

06:15  29 october  2020
06:15  29 october  2020 Source:   usatoday.com

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I'm sure I ' ll get to vote for Joe [Biden] and [Sen. So, that's pretty exciting," Clinton told SiriusXM's "Signal Boost." Clinton won almost 2.9 million more votes than Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election but lost the election after Trump secured a majority of votes in the Electoral

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shared on Tuesday that she is an elector for New York in the Electoral College this year , saying, “I'm sure I ' ll get to vote for Joe and Kamala in New York. As CNN notes, Clinton has called for the abolition of the Electoral College multiple times in the past.

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the 2016 presidential election because of the Electoral College. This year, she is slated to be a participant in that system.

The Electoral College is comprised of 538 delegates: People who cast the votes that formally elect the president. It's a system that tends to give smaller states a larger voice in the process of electing the president, and one that Clinton has publicly opposed in the past.

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This year, Clinton is listed by New York State Board of Elections as one of 29 Democratic electors for the state. If Joe Biden wins the popular vote in New York, Clinton and the 28 other electors will vote for him to be the next president.

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"Pretty sure I'll get to vote for Joe and Kamala in New York ... I can't wait," Clinton said in an interview aired on SiriusXM Progress. The Democratic candidate for president has carried New York for the past eight presidential elections, according to 270towin.com.

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New York has taken steps to move away from the Electoral College: The state is part of the National Popular Vote Compact. If enough states sign on to this effort, the Electoral College will chose the candidate who wins the national popular vote.

Earlier this week, Clinton weighed in on the 2020 election, saying the thought of a second term with President Donald Trump makes her "literally sick to my stomach."

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Failed 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is claiming Trump “basically stole the election" from her four years after her loss, a statement that is And the lies and ridiculous stories made up about me were meant to either keep you at home, or drive you third party if they couldn’t get you to vote for

How would electing Clinton work? Members of the Electoral College who decide to go against their state laws or party rules telling them who to vote for They're pretty rare in modern political history. Thomas H. Neale, an expert in American government and the electoral college for the Congressional

"I can't entertain the idea of him winning, so let's just preface it by that," Clinton told Kara Swisher, as a guest on Swisher's New York Times Opinion podcast.

"It makes me literally sick to my stomach to think that we'd have four more years of this abuse and destruction of our institutions, and damaging of our norms and our values, and lessening of our leadership ... The list goes on," she said.

Contributing: Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Josh Peter, USA TODAY; The Associated Press

  • Slide 1 of 38: Lines stretched for several blocks as New Yorkers lined up to vote at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan during the third day of early voting Oct. 27, 2020.
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    Lines stretched for several blocks as New Yorkers lined up to vote at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan during the third day of early voting Oct. 27, 2020.
  • Slide 2 of 38: Lane County Elections workers David Campbell, left, and Matt Eva remove ballots from the dropbox at the election offices on Charnelton Street on Oct. 26, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon. More than 40 percent of ballots have been returned by voters in Lane County.
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    Lane County Elections workers David Campbell, left, and Matt Eva remove ballots from the dropbox at the election offices on Charnelton Street on Oct. 26, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon. More than 40 percent of ballots have been returned by voters in Lane County.
  • Slide 3 of 38: Lane County Elections worker Elaine Erwin prepares ballot envelopes before they are scanned for signatures on Oct. 26, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon. More than 40 percent of ballots have been returned by voters in Lane County.
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    Lane County Elections worker Elaine Erwin prepares ballot envelopes before they are scanned for signatures on Oct. 26, 2020, in Eugene, Oregon. More than 40 percent of ballots have been returned by voters in Lane County.
  • Slide 4 of 38: The Friends of Mt. Hope have placed plastic covers over Susan B. Anthony's headstone in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY as well as her sister's Mary Anthony's headstone.
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    The Friends of Mt. Hope have placed plastic covers over Susan B. Anthony's headstone in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY as well as her sister's Mary Anthony's headstone. "I Voted Today" stickers on their headstones, Oct. 26, 2020 have been placed on them since early voting started Saturday. The covers are to protect the old headstones.
  • Slide 5 of 38: A voter walks toward election officials who are wearing face shields, mask and gloves at a Vote Center located at the Staples Center on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Voters in Los Angeles County are now able to vote in person at any Vote Center located within the county.
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    A worker sanitizes a hand rail at a Vote Center located at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Voters in Los Angeles County are now able to vote in person at any Vote Center located within the county.
  • Slide 6 of 38: A worker sanitizes a hand rail at a Vote Center located at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Voters in Los Angeles County are now able to vote in person at any Vote Center located within the county.
    6/38 SLIDES © Mario Tama, Getty Images
    People walk out of a Vote Center located at Compton College on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25, 2020 in Compton, California. Voters in Los Angeles County are now able to vote in person at any Vote Center located within the county.
  • Slide 7 of 38: People walk out of a Vote Center located at Compton College on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25, 2020 in Compton, California. Voters in Los Angeles County are now able to vote in person at any Vote Center located within the county.
    7/38 SLIDES © Mario Tama, Getty Images
    President Donald Trump walks with Wendy Sartory Link, Supervisor of Elections Palm Beach County, after casting his ballot for the presidential election, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Slide 8 of 38: President Donald Trump walks with Wendy Sartory Link, Supervisor of Elections Palm Beach County, after casting his ballot for the presidential election, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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    In an aerial view from a drone, residents wait in line for the opening of an early voting location at the Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center on October 24, 2020 in Plainview, New York.
  • Slide 9 of 38: In an aerial view from a drone, residents wait in line for the opening of an early voting location at the Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center on October 24, 2020 in Plainview, New York.
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    People walk past chalk messages on the sidewalk outside Madison Square Garden on the first day of early voting, in New York City on October 24, 2020.
  • Slide 10 of 38: People walk past chalk messages on the sidewalk outside Madison Square Garden on the first day of early voting, in New York City on October 24, 2020.
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    An election worker moves returned ballots from a sorting machine behind at the King County Elections office Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Renton, Wash. Election officials there said that 280,000 county ballots had already been returned, nearly 20% of the total sent to voters. Washington state is one of five states, along with Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, and Utah, that conduct elections entirely by mail-in voting.
  • Slide 11 of 38: Voters cast their ballot on the first day of early voting, at New York City's Madison Square Garden on October 24, 2020.
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    A woman casts her ballot at Tippecanoe Library on the first day of in-person early voting for the November 3rd elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 20, 2020.
  • Slide 12 of 38: An election worker moves returned ballots from a sorting machine behind at the King County Elections office Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Renton, Wash. Election officials there said that 280,000 county ballots had already been returned, nearly 20% of the total sent to voters. Washington state is one of five states, along with Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, and Utah, that conduct elections entirely by mail-in voting.
    12/38 SLIDES © Elaine Thompson, AP
    People wait in line to vote outside of an early voting site, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. Florida begins in-person early voting in much of the state Monday. With its 29 electoral votes, Florida is crucial to both candidates in order to win the White House.
  • Slide 13 of 38: A woman casts her ballot at Tippecanoe Library on the first day of in-person early voting for the November 3rd elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 20, 2020.
    13/38 SLIDES © Kamil KrzaczynskiI, AFP via Getty Images
    Emily Seibert inserts her ballot into an official ballot drop box Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Salt Lake City.
  • Slide 14 of 38: People wait in line to vote outside of an early voting site, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. Florida begins in-person early voting in much of the state Monday. With its 29 electoral votes, Florida is crucial to both candidates in order to win the White House.
    14/38 SLIDES © Lynne Sladky, AP
    Poll workers receive Vote-by-Mail ballots in a drive thru system setup at the Election Headquarters polling station on Oct.19, 2020 in Doral, Florida. The poll workers placed the ballots into an official ballot drop box after receiving them. The early voting ends on Nov. 1. Voters are casting their ballots for presidential candidates President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
  • Slide 15 of 38: Emily Seibert inserts her ballot into an official ballot drop box Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Salt Lake City.
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    Early voters form a line along South Alston Ave. to cast their ballots at the South Regional Library polling location in Durham, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.
  • Slide 16 of 38: Poll workers receive Vote-by-Mail ballots in a drive thru system setup at the Election Headquarters polling station on Oct.19, 2020 in Doral, Florida. The poll workers placed the ballots into an official ballot drop box after receiving them. The early voting ends on Nov. 1. Voters are casting their ballots for presidential candidates President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fills out his ballot in the 2020 general election at the Kentucky Exhibition Center in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.
  • Slide 17 of 38: Cook County jail detainees check in before casting their votes after a polling place was opened in the facility for early voting on Oct. 17, 2020 in Chicago, Ill. It is the first time pretrial detainees in the jail will get the opportunity for early voting in a general election.
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    Voters cast their vote at the Downtown West early voting location in Knoxville, Tenn., on the first day of early voting in Tennessee on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.
  • Slide 18 of 38: Early voters form a line along South Alston Ave. to cast their ballots at the South Regional Library polling location in Durham, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.
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    Voters wait in line to vote at the Downtown West early voting location in Knoxville, Tenn., on the first day of early voting in Tennessee on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.
  • Slide 19 of 38: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fills out his ballot in the 2020 general election at the Kentucky Exhibition Center in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.
    19/38 SLIDES © Timothy D. Easley, AP
    A Miami-Dade election worker feeds ballots into a voting machines during an accuracy test at the Miami-Dade Election Department headquarters on Oct. 14, 2020 in Doral, Florida. The test was done as the county prepares for the November 3rd election where President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are facing off against each other.
  • Slide 20 of 38: Voters cast their vote at the Downtown West early voting location in Knoxville, Tenn., on the first day of early voting in Tennessee on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.
    20/38 SLIDES © Brianna Paciorka, Knoxville News Sentinel-USA TODAY NETWORK
    Harris County election worker Romanique Tillman prepares mail-in ballots to be sent out to voters Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Houston.
  • Slide 21 of 38: Voters wait in line to vote at the Downtown West early voting location in Knoxville, Tenn., on the first day of early voting in Tennessee on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.
    21/38 SLIDES © Brianna Paciorka, Knoxville News Sentinel-USA TODAY NETWORK
    People wait in line to fill out a ballot at the Southeast Library on Hickory Hollow Parkway on the first day of early voting on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, in Antioch, Tenn. Other states have reported big turnouts in early voting for the November presidential race.
  • Slide 22 of 38: A Miami-Dade election worker feeds ballots into a voting machines during an accuracy test at the Miami-Dade Election Department headquarters on Oct. 14, 2020 in Doral, Florida. The test was done as the county prepares for the November 3rd election where President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are facing off against each other.
    22/38 SLIDES © Joe Raedle, Getty Images
    People vote at the Southeast Library on Hickory Hollow Parkway on the first day of early voting on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, in Antioch, Tenn.
  • Slide 23 of 38: Harris County election worker Romanique Tillman prepares mail-in ballots to be sent out to voters Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Houston.
    23/38 SLIDES © David J. Phillip, AP
    Several hundred voters line up before the polls open at the Williamson County Administrative Complex during the first day of early voting Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 in Franklin, Tenn.
  • Slide 24 of 38: People wait in line to fill out a ballot at the Southeast Library on Hickory Hollow Parkway on the first day of early voting on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, in Antioch, Tenn. Other states have reported big turnouts in early voting for the November presidential race.
    24/38 SLIDES © Mark Zaleski for The Tennessean
    Ted Sevilla helps putting a ballot in a dropbox on Oct. 13, 2020 in Phoenix. A steady stream of cars dropped off ballots.
  • Slide 25 of 38: People vote at the Southeast Library on Hickory Hollow Parkway on the first day of early voting on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, in Antioch, Tenn.
    25/38 SLIDES © Mark Zaleski for The Tennessean
    People wait in line to vote in Decatur, Ga., Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.
  • Slide 26 of 38: Several hundred voters line up before the polls open at the Williamson County Administrative Complex during the first day of early voting Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 in Franklin, Tenn.
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    Judi Katz wears a mask with A message as she waits in line to vote early at the Loop Super Site in downtown Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020.
  • Slide 27 of 38: Ted Sevilla helps putting a ballot in a dropbox on Oct. 13, 2020 in Phoenix. A steady stream of cars dropped off ballots.
    27/38 SLIDES © Nick Oza, Arizona Republic
    Workers at the Miami-Dade County Election Department move racks of vote-by-mail ballots onto a U.S. Post Office truck to be delivered to voters on Oct. 1, 2020 in Doral, Fla. The Miami-Dade County Elections Department mailed out more than 530,000 vote-by-mail ballots to voters with a request on file for the November 3, 2020 General Election.
  • Slide 28 of 38: People wait in line to vote in Decatur, Ga., Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.
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    Workers at the Miami-Dade County Election Department move racks of vote-by-mail ballots onto a U.S. Post Office truck to be delivered to voters on Oct. 1, 2020 in Doral, Fla.
  • Slide 29 of 38: Judi Katz wears a mask with A message as she waits in line to vote early at the Loop Super Site in downtown Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020.
    29/38 SLIDES © Nam Y. Huh, AP
    A Miami-Dade County Elections Department employee loads a cart of vote-by-mail ballots into a truck for transport to a local U.S. Postal Service office, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Doral, Fla. The department mailed out more than 530,000 vote-by-mail ballots Thursday to voters that requested them for the Nov. 3 general election.
  • Slide 30 of 38: Workers at the Miami-Dade County Election Department move racks of vote-by-mail ballots onto a U.S. Post Office truck to be delivered to voters on Oct. 1, 2020 in Doral, Fla. The Miami-Dade County Elections Department mailed out more than 530,000 vote-by-mail ballots to voters with a request on file for the November 3, 2020 General Election.
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    A sample of a vote-by-mail ballot is shown at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Doral, Fla.
  • Slide 31 of 38: Workers at the Miami-Dade County Election Department move racks of vote-by-mail ballots onto a U.S. Post Office truck to be delivered to voters on Oct. 1, 2020 in Doral, Fla.
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    Miami-Dade County Elections Department employees organize voting equipment, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Doral, Fla.
  • Slide 32 of 38: A Miami-Dade County Elections Department employee loads a cart of vote-by-mail ballots into a truck for transport to a local U.S. Postal Service office, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Doral, Fla. The department mailed out more than 530,000 vote-by-mail ballots Thursday to voters that requested them for the Nov. 3 general election.
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    Voting center Sept. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia.
  • Slide 33 of 38: A sample of a vote-by-mail ballot is shown at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Doral, Fla.
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    Susan Avery of Brattleboro, Vt., fills out the ballot she received in the mail on Sept. 28.
  • Slide 34 of 38: Miami-Dade County Elections Department employees organize voting equipment, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Doral, Fla.
    34/38 SLIDES © Wilfredo Lee, AP
    Election worker Nancy Wilcox looks through mail-in ballot requests Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kan. The office has processed more than 100,000 mail-in ballot requests so far as more people than normal are expected to vote by mail due to concerns about the new coronavirus.
  • Slide 35 of 38: Voting center Sept. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia.
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    Election workers open and sort mail-in ballot requests Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kan. The office has processed more than 100,000 mail-in ballot requests so far as more people than normal are expected to vote by mail due to concerns about the coronavirus.
  • Slide 36 of 38: Susan Avery of Brattleboro, Vt., fills out the ballot she received in the mail on Sept. 28.
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  • Slide 37 of 38: Election worker Nancy Wilcox looks through mail-in ballot requests Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kan. The office has processed more than 100,000 mail-in ballot requests so far as more people than normal are expected to vote by mail due to concerns about the new coronavirus.
    37/38 SLIDES © Charlie Riedel, AP
  • Slide 38 of 38: Election workers open and sort mail-in ballot requests Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the Johnson County election office in Olathe, Kan. The office has processed more than 100,000 mail-in ballot requests so far as more people than normal are expected to vote by mail due to concerns about the coronavirus.
    38/38 SLIDES © Charlie Riedel, AP

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hillary Clinton joins Electoral College 4 years after it cost her the presidency: 'Pretty sure I'll get to vote for Joe'

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