Torie
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« on: August 19, 2008, 12:55:59 PM » |
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« edited: August 19, 2008, 01:03:42 PM by Torie »
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The GOP would need to control 26 states. If neither candidate gets 26 votes in the House or the VP selected by the Senate becomes acting president (which of course would be the Dem nominee). That I think would tend to cause the GOP to cave, unless it really like the Dem Veep a lot more than Obama, but even then the political backlash would be huge, so I don't think that would happen.
So in the end, the Dems have the whip hand, unless the GOP takes the Senate, which won't happen. The GOP will almost certainly not be controlling 26 states.
This is pretty important, because it tends to make Colorado a must win state for McCain, on top of Ohio, unless he can break through in NH, or Michigan, or maybe Pennsylvania, all of which seem heavier lifting than Colorado.
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