Our latest Battleground poll shows that Barack Obama has solidly taken control of states that total 264 electoral votes, just six shy of the all-important 270 votes needed to win the presidential election. John McCain, on the other hand has only secured 163 votes. Eight states that total 111 electoral votes are all that’s left [...]
The folks at FiveThirtyEight.com expand upon the likelihood of a 269-269 tie in the Electoral College. As we discussed in 269-269 = Hell breaking loose, if Obama and McCain tie at 269 each, it will be up to the House of Representatives to decide who the next president would be. FiveThirtyEight.com takes the discussion a [...]
It seems like a 269-269 electoral vote tie has been talked about each election year, going back to at least 2000, but as-of-yet, it hasn’t happened. This year, however, the possibility is once again out there and should be considered.
First and foremost, a 269-269 tie would lead to total chaos. In fact, if it happened [...]
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