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Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:08 PM Oct 2012

I think she missed a trick

As I understand it, and I could easily be wrong, if a state has an even split between (R) and (D) Representatives in it's state's caucus then that state does not vote to elect a President (assuming a 269-269 finish).

It is also my understanding that a majority must be reached in The House. She touched on a 25-25 tie but didn't go into it any more than that. The House must get to 26 state caucuses all voting for the same guy or they don't have an outcome in the vote.

^Disclaimer^

I am getting a lot of this from a thread that was up here on Saturday. If the other posters are wrong than so am I.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1589540

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