Witness the scene in Washington state:
While the votes were counted, spokeswoman Johnson invited each elector to speak about themselves. This was where I found their philosophical makeup to be most interesting. Three electors were Native American. Predictably their views tilted away from the government establishment toward Earth issues and opposing cultural thought. The rest were comprised of young people who felt socially oppressed on some level. A Hispanic woman spoke first and urged citizens to read history and understand how our government really works, implying that improvement was needed. Three electors were African American and spoke on their views of being electors. Next, a person wearing a floral print dress stated he/she represented the transgendered community and joked about how he/she almost missed the vote due to a late train from Seattle. Another young woman with a bald head mentioned that she was a terminal cancer patient, and cited how another stricken friend had spoken with Clinton at length about curing cancer. Her main point was that she felt Trump would not be in favor of curing cancer. An American Muslim woman stood up next to tell how she felt about being an elector and the honor she felt in doing so. Lastly, the cofounder of the ‘Hamilton Electors’ spoke about how he felt the Electoral College was an antiquated concept and hoped to see it abolished before he was called to participate again.
