Analysis: What happens if thereā€™s a tie in 2024? Be ready for a ā€˜contingent electionā€™ | CNN Politics
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With two candidates fighting over a mere 538 Electoral College votes, a tie scenario is more than possible. Itā€™s actually kind of surprising there has only been one tie election so far, in 1800, between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

If Kamala and trump both tie the electoral college, which it is looking like a possibility, a new president would be chosen by the new Congress on Jan 6th. Scary to think about

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
    14Ā·
    1 day ago

    Please make the headline match the original on the article:

    ā€œWhat happens if thereā€™s a tie in 2024? Be ready for a ā€˜contingent electionā€™ā€

    You can add your commentary in the body.

    • Noxy@yiffit.netEnglish
      8Ā·
      1 day ago

      News outlets change their own headlines constantly, hell Iā€™m almost certain they serve different headlines at the same time to see which gets more clicks.

      • helloworld55@lemm.eeOP
        11Ā·
        1 day ago

        True, but in this case, I originally posted this with a paraphrased title. Itā€™s fixed now