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Dunno why that would be scary. Ties (or really, any allocation of electoral votes where no candidate gets to 270) are resolved in the House of Representatives,
by mlinsey 14y ago
Dunno why that would be scary. Ties (or really, any allocation of electoral votes where no candidate gets to 270) are resolved in the House of Representatives, and this was common practice in the early 19th century. If it were to happen now, there would be a lot of complaining, but overall it would be less of a constitutional crisis than the 2000 election. If anything, it might be a spark for true electoral reform.
- ianstormtaylor 14y agoAh yeah, I stupidly misinterpreted the bottom row of the graph and thought there were 5 ties out of the 20 or so possibilities (forgetting the branches that didn't need to be resolved by New Hampshire), but now I realize that was only for decisions ultimately decided by New Hampshire. That Wikipedia article talking about the 1800 tie is pretty awesome.
- jlgreco 14y ago> House of Representatives Considering every time you hear a story about politicians trying something insane, it seems to be about the House of Representatives, I think that is exactly why a tie sounds scary.