Un-Electing Obama - New Tea Party Strategy

[jeff47]

38. No, they're wrong as always.

Step 1: Electoral college meets, must give one person 270 votes to pick the president. If only 270 votes are cast, they still pick the President if they happen to all be for the same person.

Step 2: If the Electoral college fails to give one person 270 votes, it falls to the House to pick. Each state gets 1 vote, so the Democrat vs. Republican split isn't the same as the full House. One candidate must get an absolute majority (26 votes), and at least 2/3rds of the states must cast a vote.

And that 2/3rds part is where the teabaggers are placing their hope. But you'll note that getting to that point requires getting through the electoral college first.

Their other big problem is the other part of Step 2: The Senate picks the vice president. And if the House fails to pick a President, the vice president selected by the Senate is acting president until the House selects a president.

Meaning if these teabaggers miraculously get their wishes, they get President Joe Biden.

*Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer or election expert. This all comes from reading Wikipedia.