A faithless elector, in recent times, has never affected the outcome of a presidential election. They are also very rare: most electors have a high status within his/her chosen political party, and would be subject to party discipline if s/he did not vote for the chosen candidate. | A faithless elector, in recent times, has never affected the outcome of a presidential election. They are also very rare: most electors have a high status within his/her chosen political party, and would be subject to party discipline if s/he did not vote for the chosen candidate. |