The Presidential election is just days away and the pundits are speculating about who will win and by what margin. Some talking heads are even saying that one candidate or another will act as a “spoiler” for one of the major party candidates in one or more States.
Some people have event speculated at the possibility of a tied electoral vote, in which Obama and Romney each receive 269 Electoral Votes. This scenario is extremely unlikely and has only happened three times in American history (1800, 1824 & 1836), with one more extremely unusual situation in 1876. What would happen in such an unlikely scenario?
Since the 2000 Presidential election, there have been calls for changing or abolishing the Electoral College. If there were an tie vote, I'm fairly certain that the Electoral College would be modified in some manner, and probably in a way that further discourages voting for a “minor party” candidate.
In other news:
Results of a Presidential poll for the State of Utah.
And, the Presidential debate hosted by Free and Equal, featuring Gary Johnson and Jill Stein has been postponed from October 30 until November 5.
