Ian Skinner wrote: > There several scenarios, admittedly with very small probabilities, > that could result in the Electoral College being in a 269 to 269 tie. > My understanding is that then the House chooses the President and the > Senate chooses the Vice President. With a small shift, the Senate > could be Democratic instead of liberal. This allows for a theoretical > Bush-Edwards administration.
Wasn't it the original intention that the loser of the elections would become vice-president? Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=38 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133312 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
