The Hail Mary pass that could deny Trump the presidency: It's up to you, electors

Our current electors must fulfill their clear constitutional duty of denying a unqualified demagogue.

Instead of asking Republican electors to vote for Hillary Clinton, we suggest that Democrats organize electors from a state Clinton won to vote for someone else, in order to persuade Republican electors in other states to do the same. Democrats must show that they are not trying to push Clinton into the presidency (despite her victory in the popular vote), but acting to find a qualified alternative to Trump. That is the only goal that can unite Democrats and Republicans.

California, with its bounty of 55 electoral votes, currently pledged to Clinton, could take the lead. The Democratic leadership of the state should reach out to moderate Republicans in other states, and contemplate potential Republican alternatives to Trump — perhaps John Kasich or Mitt Romney or Mike Pence (although he is closely tied to Trump’s hateful campaign and early administration selections). If only 37 electors from states Trump won join this bi-partisan effort, the election will be thrown into the House of Representatives, where the Republican majority can then make a final choice.