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jorgevlorgan

(8,291 posts)
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 06:59 AM Aug 2020

This is what happens in a tie.

...unless we win back 3 state delegations in November.





This is the partisan majority by state. As of last year, the majority went to Democrats after Justin Amash switched to Independent, so the total number is 23-26 Democrat to Republican.

That's nice info, but who cares? The count would come into play if a presidential election ended with no candidate reaching 270 electoral votes. In that case, the House would select the president, with each state receiving one vote. Note that should this occur with the 2020 election, it is the House elected in November, 2020 that would take the vote. The partisan distribution by state could be totally different after the next election, of course.


Expect Trump to pull all the stops, if there is serious controversy in the EC, the House may be the decider for who becomes president. We need 3 more states to make sure it goes the right way if that happens, and I have a feeling we can pull it off -with PA just needing one more seat, and opportunities in states like WI, OH, FL and elsewhere.
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