There's no way the House will select Obama. Come on...
Most speculative pieces I've read on this subject don't predict that what I said should happen will actually happen. The assumption has been that each delegation would go with a delegation party majority, rather than a statewide plurality. If this assumption is true, then the House might pick Obama, right? We can't predict what the congress that is sworn in on January 3 will look like, but there's a good chance that the Democrats will control 26 delegations. I hope they don't do it that way, not because of any particular candidate or party, but I think that a delegation should respect the wishes of its constituents. That would lead to the 25 to 25 tie. That is not necessarily a problem, because the Senate would be meeting on January 6 to pick a Vice President, and that Vice President would be sworn in on January 20 as President if the House cannot pick a President in the 2-week period leading up to January 20. Now, it's possible that we could have a 50-50 vote in the Senate. That would be interesting. I'd love to see it. A 25-25 House and a 50-50 senate. Imagine all the threads and bickering and excitement that would ensue in this forum. Especially when President Boehner is sworn in on January 20.