[DelphiUser]

"Aren't the ins and outs of this fascinating?"

The majority wins.

the 270 is assuming a two person race.

If the big Zero's electors go evenly for for Hillary, Biden, and just to be funny say Edwards; McCain wins with less than 270 because he got the "Majority".

What say you?

[DJ MacWoW]

What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 electoral votes?

From the above government website.

If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.