{"id":29858,"date":"2016-12-19T20:05:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T01:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=29858"},"modified":"2016-12-19T20:05:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T01:05:15","slug":"maybe-the-hysteria-will-stop-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=29858","title":{"rendered":"Maybe The Hysteria Will Stop Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yahoo News<\/a> is reporting today that Donald Trump has officially won the Electoral College vote<\/a>. If is official–Donald Trump is our President-elect, to be sworn in January 20, 2017.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Washington<\/a> (AFP) – America’s Electoral College on Monday confirmed Donald Trump’s<\/a> election as the 45th president of the United States<\/a>, unswayed by a last-ditch bid by die-hard opponents to bar the Republican’s path to the White House.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Six weeks after his upset victory over Democratic nominee<\/a> Hillary Clinton<\/a>, Trump sailed as expected past the 270 votes needed to make his victory official, according to US media, clearing the way for him to succeed Barack Obama<\/a> on January 20.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump; officially elected President of the United States<\/a> today by the Electoral College!” tweeted Vice President-elect<\/a> Mike Pence<\/a> as the results came in.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under normal circumstances, the Electoral College vote is a little-watched, rubber stamp formality in which electors across the country officially cast votes for the candidate that won the popular tally in their state.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This time, however, Democratic activists casting the Republican as a threat to democracy staged a vocal campaign urging Republican electors to break ranks and refuse to vote for him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When US voters cast their ballots on November 8, they did not directly elect the next president but rather 538 electors charged with translating their wishes into reality.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a deeply divisive campaign, Trump won a clear majority of those electors — 306 — although his Democratic rival finished nearly three million votes ahead in the popular tally.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This signifies the end of the process of selecting the next President. Can we all please begin to work together to overcome the obstacles that we face? News reports today are an indication that terrorism is a real threat throughout the world, and we are not immune. The workforce participation rate is the lowest it has been since the 1970’s. Health insurance premiums are skyrocketing. We have real problems that we also have the capability to solve. Let’s solve them together.<\/p>\n

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