the best scenario is a tie and then the vote going to the house. LOL liberals would lose their shit.
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how about this
obama wins the popular vote
ties the electoral vote
it goes to congress and romney is voted in.
So awesome.
obama wins the popular vote
ties the electoral vote
it goes to congress and romney is voted in.
So awesome.
Rationalist
Hail Voltaire
A definite possibility, although its looking like Romney is going to win the popular vote no matter what.
The problem with a tie is we'll most likely still have Biden as the VP. Not that I would complain (having Obama out is really all I want for Christmas), but it would complicate things.
that'd be so weird. I would like it just for the novelty.
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
Intrade guarantees Obama will take California or twice your money back....
Airstrip One
Completely Effed
No, because they would also be voting to break the tie between Ryan and Biden. Burr was only able to challenge Jefferson in the Hiuse because of the pre-1804 top two system.
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The Almighty
Crazy old Joe should never be allowed near Romney should that happen.
Rationalist
Hail Voltaire
Hey Dude, any particular reason you groaned my posts in this thread? Do you have anything to say at all, besides the always insightful "ronmey supports are klan" or "finish your homework junior"?
Airstrip One
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Okay, so it appears that when they changed the rules for electing the president, they also changed the rules for electing the vice president. Thus, we could get Romney-Biden.
It's because Powell endorsed him. I have waited all day to see if someone would mention it, but so far no mention! So, I guess I am the first.
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thank you legion
sedan
red panda
Slate:
The decision about who will be the next president would get thrown to the House of Representatives—where each state gets just one vote apiece. That means the 29 members of Congress from New York would get one vote—the same number as the single member of Congress from Montana. Right after the new Congress got sworn in, in early January, all the House members from each state would decide how to cast that state's one vote.
As you might guess, that would be bad news for Obama. The little-populated red states outnumber the highly-populated blue states. So even with a predicted Democratic pickup of about 10 seats in the new House of Representatives, the president would be expected to lose. As of now, Romney is expected to have 26 states in his corner—and the president can count on only 13. That's one reason why some of these congressional races matter so much.
But that's not even the crazy part. You see, the House does not choose the vice president. That decision goes to the Senate, which decides it by a simple vote. The Senate is—and is expected to remain—Democratic.
As a result, if there is a 269-269 tie in the Electoral College, the next president could be Mitt Romney. And the vice president would be Joe Biden.
As you might guess, that would be bad news for Obama. The little-populated red states outnumber the highly-populated blue states. So even with a predicted Democratic pickup of about 10 seats in the new House of Representatives, the president would be expected to lose. As of now, Romney is expected to have 26 states in his corner—and the president can count on only 13. That's one reason why some of these congressional races matter so much.
But that's not even the crazy part. You see, the House does not choose the vice president. That decision goes to the Senate, which decides it by a simple vote. The Senate is—and is expected to remain—Democratic.
As a result, if there is a 269-269 tie in the Electoral College, the next president could be Mitt Romney. And the vice president would be Joe Biden.