[StarFan]

Heard Paul Rothsein (Professor at Georgetown) say that we have never been as close to seeing an electoral college tie as this election. Should that come to pass, the House would declare Romney President however the Senate would declare Biden VP. The possibility of that is giving me the heebie jeebies.

[ari-freedom]

You know the media always wants it to look like a tight race so that everyone is always focused on them.

[HerrBlucher]

It will not be close, bank on it. Even if it is and Biden ends up veep, SFW? He is a pathetic idiot and Romney would just assign him tasks commensurate with his abilities. Like scooping up dog poop on the White House lawn.

[arrogantsob]

Let me guess, the reason The Disaster is even close to 270 is because they are giving him Ohio, Michigan, Penn. He may very well lose all three.

[Dilbert San Diego]

If there’s an electoral college tie, then the House picks the president, with each state getting one vote. Congressmen do not vote as individuals.

The Senate would pick the vice-president, with each Senator voting individually.

The new House and Senate elected in Nov. 2012 would do the voting if this comes to pass. So, if Republicans can capture the Senate, then Biden would not be elected VP. And if Republicans capture at least 26 state delegations in the House, then they would pick Romney.

The liberals will claim the above is unfair but that’s how the constitution settles a case in which no candidate has an electoral college majority.

[decal]

Just because there's a tie on Election Day doesn't necessarily mean a tie in the Electoral College - electors have been known to change how they'll vote.

Expect LOTS of attempted skullduggery by the Dems if that happens.

[vette6387]

“Heard Paul Rothsein (Professor at Georgetown) say that we have never been as close to seeing an electoral college tie as this election. Should that come to pass, the House would declare Romney President however the Senate would declare Biden VP. The possibility of that is giving me the heebie jeebies.”

Consider the source, a university “professor.” This jerk probably doesn’t have the intellect to take a bent dime out of a Coke machine!
My long dead father used to say that a college professor was a $5,000 a year man who thinks he can show you how to make $10,000. The math is from the 50’s but the concept is the same.