CDR: RE: Florida Electoral defection threat!

[Trei, Peter]

> George at orwellian.org[SMTP:George at orwellian.org] wrote:
> 
> "Trei, Peter" <ptrei at rsasecurity.com> wrote:
> #
> #    It would take at least two faithless electors to
> #    swing the election to Gore. One would make it
> #    a dead heat, and send the decision to Congress.
> 
> Ping pong, ping pong.
> 
> Isn't a switch of one vote a difference of two in the total?
> 
> Wait, that's wrong.
> 
> As long as the majority of the electoral college
> votes, the winner is the one with the majority of
> that. 270 would still be a winner for Bush.
> 
> Are the rest of the states lining up for a 270-270 tie???
> 
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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