If it is 269-269, there will be enormous pressure on electors to “nominate” a third candidate: Biden, in the case of Democrat electors, Romney or Jeb Bush or Ryan in the case of Republicans.
Remember, the elector-candidates are chosen for their sheep-like characteristics and their loyalty to the State party machine. Very few, if any, Republican elector-candidates are Trump loyalists.
And, if this happens, it will get very complicated, and fast. The House must choose from the top three electoral vote getters. Trump and Hillary will be #1 and #2. But the defectors can keep their votes secret until January 6.
Suppose Wednesday morning the graphic on Fox is 269-269. There will be some talk about switching, or defecting. When the votes are opened by President of the Senate Biden on January 6, suppose he only finds 259 for Trump and ten for Romney. Then, he finds 257 for Hillary. There are twelve votes missing. If they all go to Biden, it will be a Trump-Clinton-Biden race. If the votes are Biden 9, Sanders 2, Stein 1, then it will be Trump-Clinton-Romney.
The permutations are endless.
Oh, dear Lord. I am going to have to make another trip to the liquor store...