Andrew Romano of Newsweek is having too much fun at Stumper.
Romano's forecasting a 269-269 tie among the electoral vote in this national election.
He's calling it "The Apocalypse" -- and he explains that the 12th Ammendment of the Constitution is a little more complicated than a simple roll call vote in the House of Representatives.
"Given that Democrats are expected to expand their current 235-199 majority by 12 to 16 seats, you'd expect Obama to win in a walk, right? Not quite. Giving individual members one vote each would skew the results toward big states like California and New York, so the House doesn't allow it. Instead, each state gets one vote, regardless of its population; to win a state's vote, a candidate must win the votes of a majority of its representatives. My home state of New Jersey, for example, has 13 congressmen; if seven vote for Obama and six for McCain, Obama pockets the Garden State's sole vote."
Madness.
He who amazes 26 state votes in the House wins.
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