Flopper
Diamond Member
I agree, but better still, is get rid of the electoral college that will eventually prove that the founders didn't know what they were doing when they came up with this nonsense. It took the 12th amendment just to make it workable.And that would the end of the Electoral college. Most people still believe the candidate that get's the most votes wins the election. WRONG! A few educated voters believe the candidate that get's the most electorial college votes wins the election. WRONG!. To be elected as president or vice president, a candidate must have an absolute majority (50%, plus one vote) of the electoral votes for that position. If no candidate has a majority of votes, 50% +1, the the House of Representative picks the president from the the top 3 candidates and the Senate picks the Vice President from the top 3 candidates. So, Mickey Mouse can be picked as president and Donald Duck as Vice President.Pretty much accurate methinks, except that it's possible the RP does not (can not) stop Rump from taking its nomination and that spurs a third party run with a genuine conservative -- either way we get three major candidates, which has the same siphoning effect. As Ross Perot put it, a giant sucking sound.
The Republican Party is undergoing the same familial schism that the Democratic Party went through in the 1960s. Back then it was Wallace playing the part of Rump. In both cases they need(ed) the same thing --- eventually you have to take out the trash, or it starts to stink.
Unfortunately if the establishment candidate were to run third party against HRC and Trump., it could split the Electoral votes enough that none of the candidates could reach the magic 270, and then the House of Representatives gets to try a contingent election.
Keep in mind that electors in 29 states can can vote for anyone they chose. They are not bond by law to vote in accordance with the popular vote in their state.
The Electoral College - Fairvote
Right. There might be some question as to what happens if neither has can reach a quorum to even vote on a contingent election. Presumably if neither a POTUS or Veep were elected, it would fall to the Speaker of the House. All the more reason for Dems and young folks to pay attention to House races and VOTE in them.