By TNGOPadmin
Nashville, Tenn.- December 19, 2016– The Tennessee Republican Party released the following statement from Chairman Scott Golden about this morning’s vote of Tennessee’s Presidential Electors:
“I am proud of all 11 of Tennessee’s Presidential Electors. They endured more than their fair share of hassles, receiving at least 10,000 emails and letters urging them to change their vote. They however, chose today to stand by the voters of Tennessee and unanimously cast all 11 Electoral College Votes for Donald Trump and Mike Pence for President and Vice President of the United States.”
Background
– Donald J. Trump won Tennessee’s Nov. 8 General Election by over 60% of the state-wide vote.
– Tennessee’s 11 Presidential Electors were selected at the August meeting of the State Executive Committee. (see here)
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