Jul 11, 2016 ... “There could be no politics which gave warmth to one's body until the country had  recovered its imagination, its pioneer lust for the unexpected and incalculable ....  One of them, Sandra Borchers, tells me that out there all was calm (she was “ actually having dialogues” with Trump supporters, “back-and-forth ...
Dec 19, 2016 ... The Electoral College is essentially an undemocratic system that's been jury- rigged to make it somewhat more democratic. Originally, the idea was that these  elite “electors” would make up their own minds on who should be president,  rather than having the American people actually vote on the matter.
Feb 27, 2017 ... One of the most famous of these was conducted, again, at Stanford. For this  experiment, researchers rounded up a group of students who had opposing  opinions about capital punishment. Half the students were in favor of it and  thought that it deterred crime; the other half were against it and thought that it ...
Dec 19, 2016 ... Overall, Clinton lost five electors from states she won — three of whom instead  cast their votes for former Secretary of State Colin Powell, one of whom voted for  Bernie Sanders, and ... Now, these defections won't have any effect on the  outcome, since Trump had a comfortable majority of pledged electors.
She sells to flaggers in highway repair crews who earn $12 an hour, and to  welders and operators who, with overtime, make up to $100,000 a year. For most,  education stopped after high school. “Pipe fitters. Ditch diggers. Asphalt layers,”  Sharon says. “I can't find one that's not for Donald Trump.” Sharon Galicia sells ...
In every single country, she had a majority of the vote -- or more of those who'd already made up their minds.