The election night winner could get dumped by faithless electors

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Donald Trump won 30 states in 2016—enough for 306 electoral votes—while Hillary Clinton’s haul of 20 state victories would equate to 232 electoral votes.*

But that didn’t happen. When it came time for the Electoral College to vote, Trump lost two electoral votes and Clinton lost five. In Washington alone, four electors passed on Clinton: Three...