If there is a tie which way do you think the House of Representatives will go? Seriously?
No idea. If there’s a chance to surrender, the GOP will a way.
If voted after Jan 1 - new house composition - who knows? The composition of the new house hasn’t been determined but GOP has picked up some seats.
Remember, each state delegation would get 1 vote.
Each state gets one vote.
The house votes as state delegations, not as a single body. This mean the lone house member from, say, Wyoming, has an equal say to the 53 members of the house representing California.
Read your Constitution to find the answer. If it goes to the House it’s not decided by a typical vote, but rather a vote where each state’s House delegation gets one vote. Ie. CA, with its 53 member delegation gets the same vote as MT with its single member. I believe Rs are the majority in 28 state delegations, so Trump would likely win if tied.
It’s also quite possible that it could end up 270-268 in Biden’s favor. While it’s not likely, a faithless elector pledged to Biden conceivably could vote for any eligible person, making it 269-268-1. In that case it would also go to the House since no candidate would have received the majority of the EVs. The Constitution requires the House to select from the top 3 candidates, so whoever that faithless elector voted for would be eligible.
CONSPIRACY NUT ALERT — would anyone put it past the Clintons to bribe an elector and enough House members to make Hilary POTUS?