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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve
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To: TraderGreg who wrote (1920)11/11/2000 10:04:27 PM
From: DismalScientist  Read Replies (3) of 6710
 
I would like to throw bring another issue into the mix. Suppose Gore/Lieberman do prevail and the Democrats hold on to the Senate seat in Washington State. Then the Senate will be 50/50. But if Lieberman is elected Vice President, then he will have to resign his Senate seat and the Republican governor of CT will appoint a Republican Senator giving the Republicans control of the Senate. What if Lieberman refuses to accept the Vice Presidency and instead accepts his re-election to the Senate. Since the EC has to choose from among the top two finishers for each office, we could have a GORE/CHANEY administration. Of course, I guess that would kind of defeat the purpose of Lieberman resigning since Chaney would break the tie in the Senate. But maybe under the circumstances a coalition government might be in order. In the remote chance any of this happens, remember where you heard it.
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