2012: The Stars of the Nation

Yes, I believe it's the incoming House that votes on it. Not all states force congresspeople to vote for who won the state in the election, so, this will certainly turn out ugly for whomever wins. My guess is it will be Obama, fractured with a Republican VP, since the Senate turns around and votes for VP and since it's now in control of the Republicans, Biden is gone. Poor Biden.
 
My guess, if something like this happened in modern times, the outcry would be so strong to award the winner of the overall popular vote the presidency, that most congresspeople, at least those who aren't forced to vote for the winner of the state by law, will turn around and make an agreement to vote for the popular vote winner.

So, that would give it to Romney, if a compromise was made.
 
My guess, if something like this happened in modern times, the outcry would be so strong to award the winner of the overall popular vote the presidency, that most congresspeople, at least those who aren't forced to vote for the winner of the state by law, will turn around and make an agreement to vote for the popular vote winner.

So, that would give it to Romney, if a compromise was made.

EXACTLY (...my point)
 
Fortunately, for our sanity, I'm guessing the real election won't be this close. It could be close, obviously, but I suspect it'll either turn out like 2004 or 2008. Hopefully...amirite?
 
Fortunately, for our sanity, I'm guessing the real election won't be this close. It could be close, obviously, but I suspect it'll either turn out like 2004 or 2008. Hopefully...amirite?

Trust me, this is worst case scenario in my books for both sides. :p

And the margin between Romney and Obama nationally is about 80,000, while Gore and Bush in 2000 was around 540,000 in the popular vote, so if Obama wins, Romney would probably be seen as a Republican version of Gore.
 
Trust me, this is worst case scenario in my books for both sides. :p

And the margin between Romney and Obama nationally is about 80,000, while Gore and Bush in 2000 was around 540,000 in the popular vote, so if Obama wins, Romney would probably be seen as a Republican version of Gore.

Wouldn't that mean that Obama will have a horrible second term. Having not even won the majority of the American people's vote? And If Romney wins, we will have a VERY hard time with the House. So both parties are screwed in a way...
 
Wouldn't that mean that Obama will have a horrible second term. Having not even won the majority of the American people's vote? And If Romney wins, we will have a VERY hard time with the House. So both parties are screwed in a way...

Yep, its the beginning of the end for the Sixth Party System.
 
Update will come tomorrow, I plan on getting to the Congress voting by the end of the week, unless a compromise is made.

In the meantime, enjoy my new TL, Dawn of a System, about the rise of the Sixth Party System in the 2020s.
 
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