15 Nov
2000
15 Nov
'00
12:53 p.m.
No, if Bush won Florida but not Utah, he'd have 246+25=271, not 270 e.v. If one elector defected, Bush would win, if two electors defected, Bush would win (in House), if three electors defected, Gore would win. -Declan On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 11:16:38AM -0500, Trei, Peter wrote:
Do the numbers:
The electoral college standings are currently:
Bush: 246 Gore: 255
Undecided states: Florida 25 New Mexico 5 Oregon 7
Total 538
If Bush gets Florida, but not OR & NM, he gets 270 votes, and Gore gets 268.
One Bush elector defecting puts both at 269, a dead heat.
Peter Trei