<![CDATA[Question]]>What if the vote goes 269-269? Wont happen I was just curious.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/310/questionRSS for NodeThu, 01 Oct 2026 00:55:29 GMTSun, 02 Nov 2008 04:27:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Question on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:41:34 GMT]]>Thanks guys

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It goes to the House, whose members "elect" the next president.

So if it ends up being a 269 split, Obama becomes president.

Presumably. If I understand the rules correctly, it works out that one state=one vote. Which, taking party affiliations out of the equation (which can't be done, but it's fun to play make-believe), will yield some complications--do the representatives of the state go with the popular vote, or the popular vote in their state? I would imagine that McCain will win more states, but it's still an odd thought that, say, the 12 people in North Dakota and Wyoming combined would be represented so disproporionately--as opposed to more popular states--but it's possible.

If the election is close, I say give it to Scalia and Thomas again, since they did such a bang-up job the last time of both making a decision that balanced their twin loves of the Constitiution and states' rights and picking the best man for the job.

Dennis

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/3370https://brownsboard.com/post/3370Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:36:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Question on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:30:09 GMT]]>It goes to the House, whose members "elect" the next president.

So if it ends up being a 269 split, Obama becomes president.

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