Dear [Elector}

What would happen if we wrote to the electors?

37 people in the Electoral College can determine whether or not Donald Trump is elected President. If 37 electors vote for someone else besides him, the election will be thrown to the House of Representatives, where a majority vote will decide the President. While the Republicans outnumber Democrats by 60, there is a chance that there are 60 seriously-concerned Republicans willing to say “No” to Trump.

This is not about getting Hillary elected: those 37 hypothetical “faithless electors” wouldn’t vote for Hillary to save their lives. This is about stopping a dangerous man from wreaking havoc on our country and our way of life.

The following letter is something that might make a difference, if it reaches the right people in time. The right people are the Electors of the Electoral College, whose names are available online, whose addresses are probably searchable, and who will be voting on Monday, December 19th.

It is written from perspective of someone who the electors might listen to: a simple, conservative, patriotic American family. I’ve borrowed phrases from the popular right-wing culture: “Love my country, Fear my government,” etc. I live and work among these people, and I think some of these concerns might resonate with them. Feel free to add to, subtract from, and improve this message. Just remember: our country is so divided that these electors, who have pledged themselves to Trump, will not be swayed by the messages of the left. But they just might be swayed by messages from their own people.

It may be too late to do anything about this horrible tragedy that is unfolding before us, but I would rather be a Schindler than a Quisling. Spread the word.

Dear [elector],

We are worried about Donald Trump. When we voted for him, we believed that he would make things better. We thought he would get rid of corruption and make the government for the people again.

Instead, he’s making deals to help himself, not help our country. He’s selling our country to make him and his children rich. This is not patriotism. He’s appointing Wall Street people so they can steal even more from us. He’s threatening our Social Security and our medical insurance, and betraying all of us who voted for him.

We love our country, but we fear our government. We’re going from a President who threatened to take our freedom to one who is willing to sell our freedom. This is not the Country that I believe in. We got rid of a king so we wouldn’t be controlled by foreign governments, and now Donald Trump is promising to sell us all to foreigners. The President needs to be able to put our country’s interests ahead of his own, and Mr. Trump has shown he’s not going to do that.

Please don’t vote for someone who values Russia more than he loves America. We fought against the Russians for decades because they threaten our way of life. They may not call themselves communists anymore, but they are still our enemy and not our friend. Please don’t let Trump betray what our country stands for.

Sincerely,