The results are in! Presidential race 2008- 28% DEM, 26% GOP and 46% Ind. Thus Bush will still be in office,?

Question

Nobody then gets the majority electoral college votes REQUIRED by law to win...


(Sorry to wake you all up to such a frightening scenario)

Ok folks here is the deal Bush is not running in this election.... But would remain President until one of the three candidates gets a majority of electoral votes.......

Here is the point of my question...US law ( article two section one of the US Constitution)states that a presidential candidate becomes president with 270 of the 539 electoral votes. If the DNC has 28%= 151 votes, the GOP gets 26%= 140 votes and the Ind candidate gets 46% =248 votes....Thus nobody has the 270 required to win. Bush remains president until someone gets 270 electoral votes!!!!!

Answer 1

We're screwed.

Answer 2

Why would bush stay in office in that scenario? A majority in the electoral college is actually not required to win, if the electoral college does not return a majority, then congress votes for the president. From Wikipedia:
There is also the possibility that no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes. It is possible in a three-way race that no candidate would reach the magic 270 number. Even in a two-way race, it is possible for neither candidate to win a majority, by tying 269–269. If no candidate hit 270, the election would, according to Amendment Twelve go to the House of Representatives, where the Constitution provides that each state delegation has one vote for President, regardless of population. This gives small states an even stronger advantage than they have in the College. (In fact, the election did go to the House in the election of 1824, resulting in the purported "corrupt bargain" and the election of John Quincy Adams as President). If the House election were to tie, or if enough delegations were evenly divided between candidates, the situation would become more complicated: Section 3 of the Twentieth Amendment would take control. Assuming that the Senate were able to choose a Vice President-elect, he would become the acting President until the Congress could choose a President. If the Senate were unable to choose a Vice President-elect, then the Speaker of the House, as next in line in the order of succession to the presidency, would act as President until either a President-elect or Vice President-elect could be determined. Meanwhile, the Congress would be unable to participate in any other business until electing a President.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Electoral_College

Answer 3

Yeah, like that is going to happen. I would sooner believe that he will declare himself President for life. That way he could do away with all of those pesky elections. Do not forget that this is the guy that has trashed the constitution from day one.

Answer 4

NEW BULLETIN: there is no way for GW to be in office in 2008.....even if he received 110% of the votes....something called TERM LIMITS for the president.

Answer 5

Thank you for the clarification. Jeshhh talk about lame duck administration. Can you imagine the number of pardons he could give out with all those extra months?

Answer 6

How can he still be in office then? He is in his second term now and he is only allowed two terms. Sorry to make you wake up and smell the coffee.

Answer 7

if bush is re elected.. the USA will definitly die. along with every soldier it has

Answer 8

yeah im scared alright