The new house of representatives selects a president.
They choose from a list containing the five people who received the highest number of electoral votes. This is all in Article II, section 1 of the US Constitution.
Seems unlikely to me. I don't think it's impossible that a third party candidate could peel off some votes in a way that alters the outcome in one or more individual states, but I don't see one carrying a state, which would prevent an electoral college majority.
So it would most likely go to Trump with the number of Red Stares? Oh Gawd that would start riots across the country. Especially if Biden had the most electoral votes.
Hard to know because it would be the new Congress after the election, but I currently count 26 states with a majority of Rs in their house delegation. Two are evenly split, and some on both sides are only one over a majority. It would be pretty close most likely. I honestly don't know what happens if a state has even numbers from each party and they can't agree.
It would be a shit show, no doubt.
Pretty sure he’s blamed for Bush losing reelection to Clinton. Maybe I’m remembering wrong, but he definitely had an impact.
The dementia Olympics might open the door for a third party candidate. If it was ever gonna happen…this is the year.
Where is No Labels going to win?
NC will go from evenly split to 10-4 or 11-3 GOP thanks to the chicken-shit SCOTUS.
Not in the Presidential vote…..State delegations cast 1 vote based on consensus vote by the state delegation….I think that’s how it works. Iowa gets 1 vote….Florida gets 1 vote….
If it goes to the House, then all candidates receiving votes are eligible to be elected President by the House (again, I think)
Not when the election goes to the House mid the Electoral College doesn’t declarer a winner….again, I think that’s how it works…
I don't believe a 3rd party candidate has won a state since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912. Perot, and then Wallace were the last ones to gain more than a few % of the national vote.
Before it gets to a contingent election, it's possible that some of the state electors could change their votes and align with one of the candidates to get them up to 270, subject to any faithless elector laws.
That pesky Constitution!Seen this dog and pony show before. Because one elector made a mistake.
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The interesting thing is that each state only got one vote, not the number of reps each state has.
HW lost to Clinton primarily because he was more focused on Iraq than the US economy. That's the genesis of Carville's famous quote, "it's the economy, stupid". Perot was certainly a factor because he recognized the economy as being bigger than waging war on Iraq.
George Wallace won 5 states and 46 electoral votes in 68.
He led briefly in June.
Correct, the new house selects the president.
