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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. Every four years the nonsense of an EC tie pops up.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sat Nov 2, 2024, 09:42 AM

Nov 2

It's never happened, never will. The extremely specific combination of who wins what state, I believe is one and one only. If there are two or three ways it could happen, it still never has, and I maintain never will.

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How the House would pick the president in the event of an Electoral College tie [View all] Dulcinea Nov 2 OP

Not going to happen. Invalidation due to late/contested EC votes is more of a worry bucolic_frolic Nov 2 #1

The Daily Mail is off the charts to the right gab13by13 Nov 2 #2

NBC News was the source I used. nt Dulcinea Nov 2 #4

Less than 1% chance of a tie Fiendish Thingy Nov 2 #3

Every four years the nonsense of an EC tie pops up. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2 #5