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serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-04-04 01:31 PM
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What would we do with ANOTHER contested election?
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An Electoral College tie.

Shifts in electoral votes and the realities of an evenly divided nation mean there is a credible case that the final tally in Bush vs. Kerry could be 269-269 — an outcome that would throw the election to the House of Representatives.

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http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20040903/1a_cover02.art.htm

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Divided government?
The Constitution outlines what follows in case of a tie, which has happened only once, in 1800. The newly elected House of Representatives chooses the president from the top three finishers; each state has one vote. The newly elected Senate chooses the vice president; each senator has a vote.
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Does that mean we could Have a Kerry/Chaney OR a Bushit/Edwards administration? Most likely a Bushit/Edwards administration as stated in the article........!!!!!! Go have a drink!
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wurzel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-04-04 01:37 PM
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1. Trippi said last night he could see Kerry getting the popular vote, and
Bush legitimately winning the electoral vote. The difference this time being a couple of million.
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