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Palm Beach County GOP chairman vows to vote for Trump in Electoral College

Clinton supporters target members of college
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Hillary Clinton supporters are making one last push to get her in the White House and it all centers around the electoral college.

Members of the electoral college will vote on December 19 to formally elect Donald Trump as president.

But an online petitionand a blog are urging voters to go against their party and vote for Clinton. 
 
The chair of the Republican party in Palm Beach County is a member of the college. In the week since the election, Michael Barnett has received hundreds of emails from across the country. Each one asks him to denounce Trump and vote for Clinton.

“There is no way I’m going to switch my vote,” Barnett said. “Even if I could, I wouldn’t. I’ve been a long time supporter of Donald Trump and it’s gonna be an honor and privilege to count my vote for him.”

Florida has laws in place requiring members of the electoral college to vote for their party.

Trump won Florida’s popular vote; which means all 29 members of its electoral college are republican.