1) Pelosi letter to House Dems in case the presidential election is pitched into the House under the 12th Amendment to the Constitution:
2) Pelosi: We all understand the historically high stakes of this year’s election.  We must grow our House majority and win back the Senate--and we must elect Joe Biden President.
3) Pelosi: Sadly, Donald Trump has made it increasingly clear that he will do whatever it takes to remain in power..after repeating lies about fraud in the mail-in voting system, he said that counting the vote will “take forever” and that “at a certain point, it goes to Congress”
4) Pelosi: He was suggesting that if GOP leaders can hold up the final election results so that Joe Biden doesn’t get 270 electoral votes certified, the 12th Amendment would require the House to decide the presidential contest.
5) Pelosi: But instead of giving every Mbr of Congress a vote the 12th Amdt gives each state 1 vote, which is determined by a vote of the state’s delegation. In other words how many state delegations the Dems win in this upcoming election could determine who our next President is
6) Pelosi: We have an advantage if we go back to Congress,” Trump said at a rally this weekend, because the GOP controls a razor-thin majority of 26 delegations today. Two delegations, Pennsylvania and Michigan, are tied and Democrats control the other 22.
7) Pelosi: If Trump can’t win at the ballot box, he wants the House to deliver him the presidency. 
 
The Constitution says that a candidate must receive a majority of the state delegations to win.  We must achieve that majority of delegations or keep the GOPers from doing so.
8) Pelosi: Because we cannot leave anything to chance, House Majority PAC is doing everything it can to win more delegations for Democrats. It’s sad we have to have to plan this way, but it’s what we must do to ensure the election is not stolen.
9) Pelosi: That’s why it’s so important that we support House Majority PAC right now.  We have outstanding candidates in these key districts and they have built strong campaigns, but we must forcefully ensure they win.
10) Pelosi: Simply put, this strategy to protect our democracy and elect Joe Biden will take an all out effort and resources.
11) Pelosi: Many of you have already been patriotically generous supporting House Democrats and the Biden-Harris ticket. I’m asking you to help with this delegation strategy as well. Thank you for your generosity, your support, and your consideration.
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