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Dec. 14 rolls by and the vote goes to the house.
Each house rep gets 1 vote.
Repubs have 26, Dems at 23. Even if they hold all 2018 wins, and gain Pennsylvania seat, they still end up at 26 vs. 24. 25 with Georgia iirc.
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Where do the Repubs have 26 and the Dems 23? What are you talking about?
State delegations. Each state’s delegations vote and each state counts as 1.
Republicans have a majority in the delegations of 26 states. Democrats have a majority in the delegations of 23 states. The remaining delegation is tied and presumably would not vote either way.