The House speaker sent a letter to her Democratic colleagues and reminded them of the possibility, rare as it is.
The Speaker of the House is preparing for the possibility that the House of Representatives will ultimately decide the presidential election.
If neither candidate wins the Electoral College, each state’s delegation would get a single vote, which is decided by an internal tally of each lawmaker in that designation. That means that the presidency could be decided by the party that has more delegates in the chamber.
According to POLITICO, Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to House Democrats and reminded them of the possibility of this scenario, which hasn’t happened since 1876.
“The Constitution says that a candidate must receive a majority of the state delegations to win,” Pelosi wrote. “We must achieve that majority of delegations or keep the Republicans from doing so.”
Republicans presently control 26 delegations over Democrats’ 22, with Pennsylvania tied and Michigan a 7-6 plurality for Democrats, and a 14th seat held by independent Justin Amash, also of Michigan.
According to the report, Pelosi has expressed worries about this rare possibility for weeks.
The concern will mean that Democrats will be spending time trying to turn particularly vulnerable House races in traditionally red states to blue. Resources are expected to be deployed to contests in Montana and Alaska.
President Donald Trump has also started mentioning this prospect at his rallies.
“And I don’t want to end up in the Supreme Court and I don’t want to go back to Congress either, even though we have an advantage if we go back to Congress. Does everyone understand that?” Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
“I think it’s 26 to 22 or something because it’s counted one vote per state,” he continued, “so we actually have an advantage. Oh, they’re going to be thrilled to hear that.”
November’s election has already had a number of twists and turns; this scenario is simply another possibility for which Congress is preparing. The only way to avoid sending the presidential election results to the Supreme Court or to Congress is by an uncontested Electoral College win, which would be determined by a high voter turnout.
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Nancy Pelosi is a TRAITOR to this Country and a HATE filled OLD WOMAN
Have fun now you hypocrite, but during the afterlife, your soul will burn in hell forever.
I think she will sit on the right side of Satan
Sit on the side? She’ll believe that she’s in charge. Nothing will change…
Trump for 2020 Jail for Nancy
You will be happy now, you hypocrite, but during the judgment day, your soul will burn in hell forever.
Twists and turns????? By the way RAMPANT VOTER FRAUD is being seen and proven at breakneck speed, this election will be the the most crooked and fraudulent, it has ever been thanks to the democommunists, chinese ‘bought and paid for”… “control-us” virus, FRAUD by mail scheme, ballots reported being tossed into ditches by anti-TRUMP postal workers, “ballot harvesting” schemes… “strong arm” senior citizen ballot thefts, MOOSLIME “operatives” (henchmen) vote “BUYING”, THREATS of “bodily harm” if you don’t vote democommunist, The “list” of DEMOCOMMUNIST CHEATING scams and schemes seems to go on and on.
Come on people fighting over who’s going to win elections Democrats or republicans. Dont yall have more to worry about besides criticizing each other. Like getting another stimulus package for hurting americans which each of you took a vow to protect. Quit acting like kids and start doing your jobs. This is ridiculous. Just to let yall know doesn’t matter about what yall say it’s what American people want and need and in the end GOD WILL HAVE FINALLY SAY.
Biden may win and Trump may have to leave but don’t think for one minute that is will be done peacefully. The democrats will have to cheat major big time, as they are already doing, to win. And that will not set well with the people.
The democrats can only win be extensive cheating.
Nancy Pelodi is interfering with a national election by using pressure from her position of power. She is treasonistic at the least. Let the people decide and quit changing the rules and dynamics. She is one evil bitch!
The American people will re-elect President Donald Trump again. We the people of America know he has a job to finish that he was elected for.
This better not happen because Pelosi if it does u had better start finding another line of work because the people want stand for this at all
Nasty wench Pelosi , is in a state of meltdown , she is REAL close to standing on the rail of the Golden Gate Bridge . JUMP NANCY JUMP !!!!!!
Pelosi has to go.. she’s forgetting the independent voters out there and of which I am one… let’s get rid of her once and for all… also we need california to split into different independent states that’ll even things up a little bit.
I pray you will be soundly defeated.
I pray that God will anoint POTUS Trump for a second term to fulfill HIS wishes for America.
God bless President Trump and the American ppl.