Republicans hold a majority of state delegations, regardless of the fact that Dims have a majority of representatives.
So, how many GOP state delegations can Pelosi buy, or how will she game the language of the vote?"
Yup.
12th Amendment - Election of President
...the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote
While there are 435 representatives, there will only be 50 votes. And a current tally of representatives in each state shows that there are more Republican-majority delegations than Democrat-majority delegations. Republicans control 26 delegations; Democrats dominate 22; Pennsylvania is tied and Democrats have a 7-6 Michigan plurality.
While re-electing Trump is obviously paramount...Down ballet voting can NOT be overlooked!
Going against Nancy, this being a Presidential-election year, it’s likely that two to three states will flip on House members enough, to convert over to the GOP.
I think their game is to challenge enough races, that five or more states are not finalized on House members...even by Christmas.
It is conceivable that you could have a 25-25 situation, and that it continues for more than a month. But I’d only give it a 1-percent chance of occurring.