rbt48
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« on: February 19, 2012, 09:50:34 PM » |
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Imagine if Dewey had nosed out Truman in Ohio and California in 1948 (he lost them by .24% and .44%, respectively). The electoral count would have been:
Truman - 254,
Dewey - 239,
Thurmond - 38 (I'm giving the Tennessee elector who strayed from Truman back to him in this scenario).
(1) Would the election have been settled in the House (81st Congress), controlled by the Democrats 263 - 171 - 1 (AL)?
(2) Would Thurmond have made a deal for his electors to decide the election in the Electoral College?
- Consider what the dealing might have been over and what Dewey might have been offered in exchange for Thurmond's electors.
(3) What about the Vice Presidency? If the race had been settled by the Senate, would the 53 -43 Democratic majority have held for Barkely?
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