Voters unite to prevent Trump from reaching the White House

Republicans and Democrats are uniting online in a mass movement of vote trading to stop Donald Trump from reaching the White House.

Using a series of apps and websites like TrumpTraders.org, disenchanted Republicans living in swing states are connecting with Democrats in safe seats in the hopes of ensuring their votes count.

Using these apps, a third-party voter in a swing state can agree to trade with a Clinton voter in a safe state (where the electoral outcome is certain). The swing state voter then casts a vote for Clinton, and the safe state voter casts for the third-party candidate.

Co-founder of Trump Traders John Stubbs said more than 15,000 US voters had registered.

"By voting tactically in 2016, conscientious Republicans can still prevent the worst-case scenario: Mr Trump taking over the White House and the GOP," he said.

“Vote trades will shift votes for candidates like Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and Evan McMullin into safe states, and votes for Hillary Clinton into battleground states.”

The US swing states being targeted include Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Ohio.