An electoral college 'doomsday'?...
President Obama and Vise President Palin? President Biden? President Pelosi? It could happen.
You think things are screwed up enough? Here's a mind-blower... what if this virtual 50-50 split among US ideology plays out as a tie in electoral college votes? The House of Representatives choses Obama as president and the Senate choose Palin as VP with Dick Cheny providing the tie breaking vote. Talk about further splitting the nation...
The following are some other interesting "dooms day" scenarios presented in a recent Washington Times article.
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So try this scenario: The newly elected House, seated in January, is unable to muster a majority to choose a president after a 269-269 tie, but the Senate, which is expected to be controlled by Democrats, picks Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. from the Democratic ticket. If the House is still deadlocked at noon on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, Mr. Biden becomes acting president.
Or try this one on for size: Neither the House nor the Senate fulfills its constitutional duty to select the president and the vice president by Jan. 20, so House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, becomes acting president until the whole mess is sorted out.
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Here's the complete article
Washington Times - 269 tie: An electoral college 'doomsday'?