Posted on 10/27/2004 9:16:45 AM PDT by propertius
They can, but it's highly unusual and unlikely...
Rueters tries to write another story about a "close" election. Read the tea leaves people, this one is over.
But should Democrats recapture the Senate,
He could, yes. It's never decided an election, though, but if the final result was 270/268 and he flipped, it could happen.
True.
We'll gain 2 seats and Bush will win with 330+.
I am having a fit of giggles imagining Dubya with Edwards as his veep,,can you imagine. Remember how veeps used to go to funerals all the time? Edwards would be on permanent funeral duty. Meanwhile Cheney could be appointed as secy of state and drive Edwards nuts!!!
Could somebody post a plausible tie scenario. I had one where Kerry takes the Left coast, Northeast, Wisconsin, Michigan, Hawaii and Florida. Bush takes everything else and it's 269-269. But that doesn't account for the split electoral vote in Maine.
Exaggerated precision alert.
>>This chap can cast his vote against Bush when the electors convene even if thats not what the results of the poll in west virginia?
Seriously, he can, but he better hope nobody knows where he lives.
I'm not joking here.
I know! The idea is just unbelievable. One would have to assume that even if the democrats did take the Senate one or two would put country before party and vote for Cheney to avoid four years of confusion for the sake of making a petty point.
i'm a little slow this morning....i can see how bush would win the presidency in a tie, but how would edwards end up as veep?
That's kind of my feeling, too. The mainstream media is doing everything they can to make Kerry look good. If the best they can say is that the election will be a nailbiter, that leads me to believe that they privately realize that Bush is going to take this one.
House picks Prez. - Bush
Senate picks Veep. - Edwards if Dems gain control of Senate. Could not the Senate pick Kerry as Veep? That would be ultimately cooler. :)
"Could somebody post a plausible tie scenario."
Not very likely, but I guess its *plausible*.
Kerry Takes:
WA
OR
CA
MN
IA
WI
IL
FL
PA
Hawaii
and all of New England
Bush takes:
OH
NM
and all others.
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/2004_ELECTIONGUIDE_GRAPHIC/index.html
Right, add in Illinois,Minnesota.
269 269. And as you pointed out, Bush COULD take 1 elector from maines 2nd district.
Kerry would throw himself off a bridge.
I may be a little confused about the process but I thought that if there was a tie in the electoral vote the House of Representatives will, not might, choose the next President. Reuters uses the phrase "could mean that the House of Representatives would choose the next President" as if it is optional.
Second, in the event of a tie and the House chooses the President and the Senate chooses the Vice President, is that House and Senate as they are on Nov 1 before the election, or on Nov 3 after the election?
The elector has said that he would not vote for Kerry. So, it could be 269-268.
ROTFLMAO!!!! You haven't been following the US Senate for a while have you ??????
They would Probably not install Edwards, but the Newly Defeated Tom Daschle.
Oh God how pathetic. How do I sign up for this loser parade?
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