message for US reps: electoral college vs. trump

FROM NOW UNTIL DECEMBER 19th, CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES’ LOCAL OFFICES, AND LEAVE THIS MESSAGE OR READ THIS STATEMENT TO THE STAFFER WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE. DO THIS ONCE PER DAY.

Hello! My name is [YOUR NAME], and I live in [CITY]. I’m calling to ask [TITLE] [LAST NAME] to urge all members of the Electoral College to forbid Donald Trump the presidency by casting their votes for Hillary Clinton, the recipient of the popular vote. As [TITLE] [NAME] probably knows, Alexander Hamilton tells us in Federalist 68 that the Electoral College was instituted to protect this country from demagogues. I firmly believe that Donald Trump has shown himself to be a demagogue, and I’m deeply concerned that he would become an autocrat. I’m not the only one: as of today, an online petition on change.org asking the Electoral College to vote for Hillary Clinton has garnered over [NUMBER] signatures.

Again, I ask that [TITLE] [LAST NAME] urge all members of the Electoral College to cast their votes for Hillary Clinton on December 19th, and also to advocate for this fundamentally American strategy to everyone [HE/SHE] can. I believe that this is tremendously important for the future of our country. If the [TITLE] would like any more information, please tell [HIM/HER] to reach me at [PHONE NUMBER] or [EMAIL]. Thank you so much for your time.