California's 54 Electoral College members gathered at the state Capitol on Monday to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, who won 58.5% of the vote in the Golden State but lost the overall national vote to Donald Trump. I lost to Mr.
On Monday, electors gathered in each state to cast their electoral votes, with 312 votes going to Mr. Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and 226 votes going to Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (Democratic). It was officially granted, and Trump officially became the next president.
Although California received more electoral votes than any other state, it had no power to change the outcome.
of Los Angeles Times reported The atmosphere was somber, as voters had to be reminded that “this is not a funeral.''
It comes as California cements Democrat Joe Biden's victory and ousts Trump at the end of his first term as Republicans refuse to concede defeat and make baseless claims of voter fraud. It was a very different scene from 2020, when Democratic electors in Sacramento erupted in cheers and applause. .
This time, all 54 of California's electoral votes were cast in favor of Harris, the first California Democrat to run for president, and the chamber fell silent.
“You can talk to your friends. This is not a funeral, it's a good time,” Secretary of State Shirley Weber said, adding that regardless of how they felt about the election results, electors who sit at desks normally reserved for members of Congress. He praised his “devotion to democracy.” election.
Harris was not particularly popular in her home state, but drop down She rose to 4th place in California's Democratic presidential primary poll in September 2019, but her campaign dropped before the December 2019 debate in her adopted hometown of Los Angeles. completely withdrew from.
But in the final months of the 2024 presidential election, she was supported by California as the party's standard bearer against President Trump, who won 38% of the vote. above up from 34% in 2020.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. he is the author of Agenda: What should President Trump do in his first 100 days in office?available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of Trumpian Virtues: Lessons and Legacy of the Donald Trump Presidencynow available on Audible. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
