2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein offers ‘collaboration’ with Bernie Sanders [View all]pnwmom
(108,976 posts)Do you know what happens if none of the 3 or 4 candidates reaches that number?
Then, according to our Constitution, the decision of appointing the new President goes to the House of Representatives. Each state delegation gets one vote. And currently 33 of the state delegations are controlled by the GOP.
In a separate election, the Senators would choose the VP. And the Senate is also controlled by the GOP.
So, no, it wouldn't change my mind at all. Not under the current Constitution.
Let me know if it gets amended between now and then.
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html
What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 Electoral votes?
If no candidate receives a majority of Electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most Electoral votes. Each state delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most Electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/114th_United_States_Congress
List of Representatives by state and party