WHAT IF THERE IS A 269-269 ELECTORAL COLLEGE TIE?!

Quick thread.

So I& #39;ve seen this come up and given the layout of the states and their electoral votes, a tie is far from impossible.

So what happens?

The *House* decides.

Hooray, right? Not so fast...

The House does not choose the President via popular vote.

Instead, each state delegation gets 1 vote.

And the party that controls the majority of the votes in that state& #39;s delegation gets the final say.

Current make-up:

GOP - 26
Dems - 23
Tied - 1

But it& #39;s not over yet!

First, in the image in the original tweet, Michigan is listed as & #39;tied& #39; but since Justin Amash left the GOP, it& #39;s now Dem majority.

That said, the contingent election would NOT be based on the *current* Congress.

It would be based on the *next* Congress that we elect this year!

So that means if we flip the majorities of House delegations in some seats, we secure the 26 states needed.

Our opportunities:

*+1 House gain in PA (doable)
*+4 House gain in NC (doable)
*+6 House seats in TX (doable)
*Flip MT or AK At-Large seats (doable)

Finally, what happens if there& #39;s a tied delegation after this year& #39;s election (Kansas, Texas, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and others could very well be tied)?

They duke it out.

Also note that this only happens if Electors don& #39;t switch their votes in December.

Crazy, right?

And apparently I neglected to include Florida.

We get a net gain of +1 seat there, we have a majority of that delegation, too.

So long thread short, HOUSE RACES STILL MATTER!